An audit from one of Australia's top advocacy groups has revealed harrowing stories of abuse and neglect in aged care, prompting an industry expert to call for urgent reform. The number of calls reporting neglect and abuse has increased by ...

A new survey has found carers are exposed to higher risk of mental illness and lower well being due to financial and personal stress. Carers NSW surveyed nearly 7,000 carers over a month in 2022 and found over half said ...

As Australia's aged care industry grapples with perennial issues such as staffing shortages, care quality, financial insecurity and inflationary pressures, now is a great opportunity for decision makers to optimise the processes and technologies they use to manage external expenditure. ...

The suggested framework of a unified Support at Home program may have significant flaws that need to be urgently fixed before its commencement in July next year, researchers have said. The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative report was written in response ...

Allied health peaks are calling for specified time with residents as they are concerned aged care providers will cut specialists under the new residential care funding model. The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) kicked off in early October and ...

71-year-old Gwynne from Adelaide has been living with knee osteoarthritis for four years. At first, the pain in her knees gradually started to worsen, but soon she was struggling to walk or get up from her chair. Eventually, she had ...

A major Covid requirement will be abandoned in one state by the end of the work week in a sign the virus’ influence is weakening. It will no longer be mandatory for NSW residents to register a positive rapid antigen ...

Thank goodness the aged care peaks have finally merged. No-one’s been able to tell the difference for years. And it’s been way too easy for the government to play off the two competing “unions for aged care subcontractors”.  Who the ...

One of Australia's most influential aged care peak organisations has welcomed a new chief executive. On Friday, the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) announced that Tom Symondson will begin his leadership this week. Symondson, who replaces interim chief ...

This is a difficult time for aged care in Australia in so many ways. We know this from personal experience working in aged care or from using it or visiting loved ones dependent on it. We know it also from ...