Nearly $20 billion of government money goes into the provision of aged care each year, but where does it all go? and how is it spent? It seems like we forgot to ask because, as the royal commission is now ...

There is insufficient transparency about the use of funds in aged care, says a report on providers’ financial information. It found large differences in the way in which individual aged care providers structure their operations and the costs they incur ...

In a departure from the policies taken to the last federal election, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has come out in favour of minimum staffing levels in aged care.   Speaking to the National Press Club, Albanese decried the state of ...

Just under 14,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling for an end to the pay disparity between the country’s registered nurses who work in aged care and their counterparts in public hospitals. “Registered nurses who work in aged care ...

In these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no argument that the most vulnerable sector is the elderly and aged care. When most people are home self-isolating, aged care workers, along with their health colleagues, are on the ...

The Prime Minister has announced further funding measures to stem the tide of the coronavirus and protect the aged care sector. On Friday Scott Morrison outlined a $445 million package that will include: $78.3 million in additional funding for residential ...

The rationing of aged care funding and places should end as part of major reforms designed to make it easier for older Australians to get the support they need, royal commission lawyers say. Funding would reflect the actual cost of ...

On Friday, the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Richard Colbeck announced a $50 million investment fund aimed at helping struggling providers. The Business Improvement Fund will be available to eligible business to improve business strategies, maintain services while ...