The federal government has unveiled its plan to safeguard aged care homes from rising Omicron and influenza cases as defence force support and restrictions wind back. Last week, aged care minister Anika Wells met with aged care commissioner Janet Anderson, ...
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Unvaccinated visitors to enter NSW aged care homes
Visitors to NSW residential aged care homes will no longer be required to be vaccinated against Covid under new changes starting Monday. State health authorities announced the reversal of the public health order on Wednesday after the state recorded over ...
More »Covid deaths in aged care homes on the rise
Coronavirus deaths in Australian residential facilities are beginning to rise again, according to recent figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report showed the percentage of COVID-19 deaths among aged care residents increased from 17 per cent ...
More »St Basil’s charged over deadly COVID-19 outbreak
A Melbourne aged care home where 45 residents died from Covid-19 has reported a second outbreak, just one day after being charged by the workplace safety watchdog. On Tuesday, the Victorian health department confirmed that 14 residents and one staff member had tested ...
More »‘Major change’: new aged care peak comes into force
Australia’s aged care sector officially has a new joint peak organisation. On Friday, Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) and Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) made its official transition into the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). The peak's ...
More »Aged care staff shortages double in less than a year
Australia's aged care workforce is now facing an annual worker shortfall of up to 35,000 staff, a new report has revealed, nearly double the estimated figure given in 2021. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) released a report on ...
More »St Basil’s aged care managers face court
Managers of a Melbourne aged care home where 50 residents died during a Covid-19 outbreak have argued against giving evidence as it would lead to a ‘dress rehearsal’ for criminal charges, a court has been told. Former chairman of St Basil’s Kon Kontis ...
More »Celebrating cultural diversity in aged care
Some of Australia's largest aged care providers have been recognised for their contributions to cultural inclusivity and diversity. Around 100 industry leaders attended the first Cultural Diversity in Ageing Excellence Awards earlier this month, which celebrates the provision of culturally ...
More »Aged care costs could double by 2060
The ‘declining’ financial sustainability of Australia’s aged care sector will see taxpayer costs for services double over the next 40 years, according to a new report. Researchers from the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) published a new independent discussion paper ...
More »Sector nurses to miss out on ‘thank you’ bonus
Nurses working in the private and aged care sectors will not qualify for NSW and Victoria's ‘thank you’ bonuses, state premiers have clarified. Last week, NSW and Victoria announced it would offer public healthcare workers $3,000 in bonus payments in ...
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