Two years after the introduction of personalised funding in the home care sector, the evidence of its impact of increasing choice, control and quality through competitive markets is mixed. Research commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the experiences ...

It was just another shift working as a physiotherapist in a Melbourne emergency department. Hospitals, healthcare and aged care were all second nature to me, until I received a phone call that changed it all. It was my aunty on ...

The reputation of the aged care sector and individual providers will inevitably be damaged by the evidence expected at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which started on February 11. The sector faces significant reform, which has ...

Government figures show there are more than 69,000 older Australians waiting for their approved level package, and who are without an interim package, as at 30 September last year. Although the Federal Government announced an additional 14,000 higher care packages ...

Sometimes the best ideas are so obvious no one seems to pay attention to them. Reablement is such a clever idea that it seems almost unnecessary to have a specialised word in aged care for it. Yet it may be ...

The last 18 months have seen massive changes in the aged care sector. The new home care package process has resulted in many providers needing to invest in building a direct to consumer brand for the first time. There has ...

It is often challenging for older adults to make the transition into aged care. Many new residents experience grief as they are leaving behind their homes, spouses and possessions. Being placed into an unfamiliar environment with new people can lead ...

From well before the time of the ancient Egyptians the value that books and reading offer humanity has been very well understood. Pharaoh Ramses II was so aware of this his library had the words ‘The house of healing for ...