Conference delegates weren’t impressed with content of minister’s speech, or her performance thus far. The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot is too compliance focused, lacks decisive action and has placed even more stress on an already overburdened industry. These are ...

Outreach programs from emergency departments to facilities could provide better care for residents. New and targeted models of care are needed to reduce the increasing number of hospital visits made by aged care residents, many which are unnecessary and can ...

Rhonda Parker accuses some CIS investigators of bias. Aged Care Commissioner Rhonda Parker has accused some Complaints Investigation Scheme investigators of showing favourtism towards providers. In her annual report, Parker said some of the statements and actions of CIS investigators ...

Registered nurses must be part of all assessment teams, researcher says. Instead of simply inspecting documentation, Accreditation Agency assessors must evaluate residents to ensure adequate care is being given. Further, the auditing process should take place in the clinical areas ...

Providers have given Prime Minister Kevin Rudd an ultimatum. Fix aged care or else be punished at the polls in next year’s election. A new coalition representing 95 per cent of all providers has written to Rudd saying they will ...

If social inclusion is to be taken seriously, there will be major implications for the provision of services for older people, writes Dr Stephen Judd. The government has shown determination to make social inclusion one of the hallmarks of its ...

The Grant Thornton survey has some real implications for government aged care policy, writes Professor Warren Hogan. Initial findings from the Grant Thornton survey of aged care entities across Australia give some revealing insights to the economic and financial condition ...