Aged care providers are calling for a higher consumer contribution and for the government to uncap the basic daily fee, claiming it fails to adequately reflect the increased cost of delivering care. Catholic Health Australia (CHA), Opal Healthcare, Anglicare Sydney, ...

An urgent health warning has been issued today after an older woman died on April 1st after contracting tetanus. A woman in her 80s was the first person to pass away after a tetanus infection in thirty years in NSW. ...

A former PE teacher who has expressed support for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in public hospitals has been sworn in as New South Wales' new Health Minister. Ryan Park, a University of Wollongong graduate and longtime Labor member for Keira, was ...

Aged care providers have proposed the federal government establish a specific visa for skilled migrants to deliver 24/7 registered nurses to facilities. This morning, the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) submitted policy proposals to the government to amend the reform ...

Two of Australia's top not-for-profit care providers, BaptistCare NSW & ACT and Baptistcare WA, will merge to in efforts to improve financial health and meet mandated care minutes and staffing levels. Despite sharing the same name, the two providers were ...

Healthcare experts have flagged the aged care sector at severe risk this winter as flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases spike over February and March. Cases of influenza and RSV have grown across northern hemisphere nations since the start ...

The Fair Work Commission has ruled a 15 per cent pay rise for nearly all aged care workers, including personal care and recreational staff, effective in full from June 30. The umpire's decision this Tuesday rebuked the government's plan to ...

Australia's aged care providers have asked to address workforce and worsening operating losses in the upcoming federal government's budget. Today, the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) published a 15-page pre-budget paper, naming workforce and sustainable funding as the sector's ...

The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) has welcomed deputy chair Graeme Prior as its new leader after chair member Libby Lyons announced her resignation. In a statement, Lyons said she believed the timing to be right to pass on ...

The Albanese government will invest $10b in a housing future fund to open up social and affordable lodging to Australians. The decision comes after fears that the rising cost of living could drive more [older] people to the brink of ...