The Albanese government has announced the commencement of their first Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy. The Department of Health and Aged Care has developed a five year plan that aims to "enable a digitally connected aged care system that ...

The Australian Fair Work Commission has finalised the decision to determine when 250,000 Australian aged care workers will receive a pay increase of up to 14 per cent. The Commission has confirmed that direct care workers under the aged care, ...

The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is calling for community members, healthcare professionals, politicians, and sector representatives to have their say on the health and service needs of the region. The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey, which is ...

Two Victorian aged care providers are changing the way they deliver end of life care. Peninsula Home Hospice and Vasey RSL Care Frankston South have joined forces on a pilot project that focuses on the education and empowerment of staff, ...

Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Nicole Sutton, University of Technology Sydney New analysis has revealed many Australian aged care residents are not receiving the levels of care they need and are entitled to. The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative, ...

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released data showing international health professionals are immigrating to Australia in record numbers.Since the Albanese government came to power, the country has seen an increase in skilled migration, helping to ease the ...

From July 1 federal government funding will be made available for residential aged care providers to engage the services of pharmacists on-site, either through their local pharmacy or direct employment. Originally scheduled to start on 1 January 2023, the Aged ...

The Australian Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has announced new measures for ensuring all residential aged care facilities are meeting the standard for Covid-19 prevention and management. The Commission has warned that they will be targeting facilities with ...

The Albanese government has announced round two of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program, making a further $200 million available to regional residential aged care providers. Successful grant applicants will have access the funding package, in addition to the $135 ...

The NSW government has announced the state’s “biggest single investment in social housing” to help address the housing crisis, despite a budget it says has suffered an $11.9bn blow because of the GST carve up. Describing his second budget as “a careful budget in difficult times”, Treasurer Daniel ...