The NSW government has offered public sector workers, including nurses, a three-year pay rise worth 10.5 per cent, which is well under the demands of some of the unions. The Minns government announced the offer last Monday, and it applies ...

The Minister for Aged Care announced new investments to improve access to aged care services for First Nations, rural, and remote communities. An investment of $135m for the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) grants will be used to directly ...

Residential aged care home Calvary Hallam will cease operations by October of this year as the home assesses the future use of the site to deliver modern connected care across its services. The home, located in Melbourne's southeast, considered modernising ...

The 2024-25 Federal Budget was revealed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night, with aged care cited as a funding 'winner'. Mr Chalmers has called the Budget as one for "a better, stronger aged care", announcing $2.2bn to be invested. ...

Ahead of the Federal Budget tomorrow, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is setting aside billions of dollars for wage increases in the aged care sector. Mr Chalmers revealed on Sunday there would be a "multibillion-dollar provision in the budget for better wages ...

The Police Association of South Australia has launched a new home care business to provide aged care services to the community. Lifestyle Plus Group has partnered with the association and launched Police HomeCare Services, which will provide care services such ...

Two peak bodies for older Australians are calling on the Victorian government to fund programs for the ageing population as the federal budget looms closer. The Council on the Ageing Victoria (COTAVIC) and Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) have welcomed the ...

The NSW government will provide $300,000 to a peak community group to research and implement ways older people can seamlessly transition from hospitals into residential aged care. Led by the Community Industry Group (CI Group), the regional project will support ...

A peak body is calling on the government to take immediate steps to protect older Australians, following an alarming rise in financial scams. Following a report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), people over the age of 65 ...

A PhD candidate's research will aim to train AI to identify frailty and forecast health outcomes to make aged care homes "more efficient". James Cook University researcher Jonathan Kong will train his AI to identify declining strength in older individuals ...