A new study will investigate how Australia's aged care sector can enhance service delivery to cover a wider demographic of gender and sexual diversity. Led by Southern Cross University professor Mark Hughes, the research project is set to break "new ...
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New tool shows aged cares’ spending
The Albanese Government has released a new online tool to show aged care homes financial transparency. Dollars to Care will hold providers accountable for how they utilise taxpayer funds for resident care, food, wages, and services. The initiative is hosted ...
More »Quality over quantity: Move from meeting targets to providing holistic care
As the Government’s Aged Care Taskforce prepares to hand down its recommendations later this month, it is a timely moment to reflect on the current state of our sector and our purpose as providers – to provide rich and rewarding ...
More »Appropriate care levels at 50%, new study finds
Aged care residents in Australia are receiving on average only half of the appropriate care and even less for other common conditions like depression, a new study has found. In world-first research, Macquarie University's Australian Institute of Health Innovation evaluated ...
More »Rich boomers may have to pay more for aged care
The Aged Care Task Force has advised that baby boomers who can afford to pay more for aged care should do so. The task force has advised Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to change means-testing for aged care services to require wealthier Australians to pay more ...
More »How have Labor’s aged care promises been tracking
The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled along the way or are in progress. Following waves of the Covid-19 outbreaks and a confronting royal commission, the aged ...
More »71 per cent of aged carers say they’re struggling to meet 24/7 care
One in five aged care workers says the 200 minute per resident mandate is 'impossible' to achieve, and 71 per cent say they are struggling to retain registered nurses (RN), according to a 2023 report. A July mandate sees aged ...
More »More private funding needed to meet aged care demands
The aged care sector will need $72b over the next seven years, a Grant Thornton report has found, and the majority of funding will need to shift from the public to private sector. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality ...
More »What do Older Aussies want from the new Aged Care Act?
Older Australians and those close to them want human rights to be the top priority in the upcoming Aged Care Act, according to a new submission. Thirteen organisations released the findings of their joint inquiry into the Foundation of the ...
More »The thought behind the aged care home design guidelines
Draft National Aged Care Design and Principles are being written and trialled to meet recommendations proposed by the Aged Care Royal Commission. The report states that previously, aged care has focused too much on 'care delivery', and not enough on ...
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