aged care reform
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Industry & Reform
ACCAP Round 2 allocates $250 million for regional, rural and remote aged care
The government's Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) is investing $250 million for the improvement of regional, rural and remote aged…
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Industry & Reform
A clearer path to quality care: Understanding Star Ratings
For residential aged care workers, delivering high-quality care is at the heart of their profession. The Star Ratings tool offers…
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Industry & Reform
10-year National Dementia Action Plan announced
The Albanese government has released its National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034, aimed at creating a nation that's more âdementia inclusive.â…
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Industry & Reform
Government warned of home care waitlist blowouts
Older Australians are staring down longer wait times for basic support to help them live independently over the next six…
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News
BaptistCare merger the latest in a series of buyouts reshaping the sector
Following the successful merger of BaptistCare NSW & ACT and Baptistcare WA in March 2023, the boards of three more…
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Top Stories
Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care
Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic…
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Industry & Reform
Not so “lucky country”: 1 in 5 Aussies retiring to poverty
Australians face the brutal reality of going through their entire working life unable to afford a home and subsequently ending…
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Top Stories
Albanese pledges fee-free TAFE as election campaign kicks off
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Laborâs first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying…
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COVID-19
$251m for Australian Centre for Disease Control
The Albanese government has pledged $251.7m to establish a permanent Centre for Disease Control (CDC) tasked with ensuring Australia is…
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Industry & Reform
Three new staffing quality indicators added for residential aged care
The Australian government has announced the introduction of three new staffing quality indicators to the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality…
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