Australia has to take responsibility to overcome its “cultural” problems around aged care, the federal health minister has said. Greg Hunt said a damning interim report from the aged care royal commission revealed a “national cultural issue”. Labor has set ...

Scott Morrison has committed to a home care funding boost in the tailwind of the royal commission’s interim report. Within the report, commissioners and staff outlined “areas of urgent action” that the government need not wait for their final report to ...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its interim report yesterday and although it did not make any recommendations – it is saving those for the final report due next year – it laid down the gauntlet ...

Victoria is calling on the Commonwealth to institute minimum staffing ratios for all aged care providers ahead of the release of the royal commission interim report. Via the state government’s submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and ...

The federal government needs to honour the legacy of the aged care royal commission’s chair by acting on the inquiry’s interim report, an advocate says. Richard Tracey, QC, spent the last weeks of his life finalising the report while being ...

Acting as the primary carer for a family member can lead to poor health and lower quality of life for up to a year after the loved one has passed away. New research by Curtin University found that, compared to non-carers, ...

The federal government must act now to stop 16,000 older Australians dying each year while they wait for the help they need to remain in their homes, aged care advocates say. Thursday’s interim report from the aged care royal commission ...

New software could predict the failing health of aged care residents and reduce presentations at hospital emergency departments. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there are approximately 270,559 people aged 65 and over in aged care, and ...