The past 18-months has seen COVID-19 perpetuate dramatic change. With that change has come a seismic shift in expectation that has driven a different approach to how things are done. Life pre-COVID is now a distant memory of days gone ...

The first set of data from the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) has been released, with just under half of all providers reporting serious incidents. Under the new scheme, which came into force in April, residential providers have been required ...

The Federal Government’s $17.7 billion of funding to the aged care sector is a significant start to improving outcomes for aged Australians, but it does not enough go far enough to solve the problems in aged care which are deep ...

Announced at the 2021 Federal Budget, the Morrison Government committed $17.7 billion over five years ($3.45 billion per year) to repair the aged care industry. This billion dollar investment into the sector is only the beginning and now the real ...

It’s no secret that Australia has a big task ahead when it comes to tackling the future challenges of aged care delivery. A shadow looms in the sector’s headlights: unprecedented demand for new capital infrastructure as an ageing cohort of ...

Within the next five years, one in four Australians aged 80 or over is expected to be from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background. As they near the end of their lives, there may be challenges both for them ...

Upgrading aged care facilities will be a focus for many providers in the coming years, while some will need to look at new builds to keep up with new expectations in the sector. However, there are obvious drawbacks of building ...

The government has committed to releasing an additional 80,000 home care packages over the next two years, at a cost of $6.5 billion. The intent is to address the current waiting list of people needing home care services, funded at an ...

New research by industry super fund HESTA shows that the Australian aged care sector will miss out on a significant opportunity to grow the aged care workforce if there is not an adequate national effort to improve wages and conditions ...

Uniting Aged Care recently celebrated the opening of its new Amala aged care home in Canberra. Following their small scale 'household model' of care, the 124-bed home aims to give residents greater freedom as they live in households with 18-20 ...