The Federal Government announced that over $2 billion is being invested to "boost" aged care wages. December 1 marked not only the first day of summer but also a 4.4 per cent increase in the Australian National Aged Care Classification ...

A recent aged care report has identified that only one in ten residential care facilities in Australia could meet all three staffing requirements needed to meet quality care standards. Last week, the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative published a mid-year report mapping ...

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has said increased spending on aged care would mean 'some sacrifices need to be made', avoiding the question of whether Labor is planning to raise taxes. The risk of a tax increase became even more likely ...

A new behaviour assessment within the AN-ACC tool needs revision, researchers have said, after finding the language does not align with the international guidelines around dementia. Last October, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) model came into effect and ...

Rising costs of living are hitting aged care providers hard and recent federal budget has offered little relief, according to the chief of one of New Zealand and Australia's major aged care providers. Cameron Holland from Ryman Healthcare Australia said ...

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 ...

Almost a third of Australian aged care facilities spend less than 10 dollars a day on residents' meals, new data has shown, reviving calls for greater transparency around food spending. Of the 2,600 aged care facilities which self-reported food data ...