The federal government will spend more than half a billion dollars on aged care. Following the release of the aged care royal commission’s interim report – which identified boosting the number of home care packages, a response to over-reliance on ...

“I want to begin this hearing with a basic proposition. People living in rural, regional and remote communities of Australia ought to have the same levels of access to aged care as people living in metropolitan areas, and the aged ...

Perhaps the most damaging side effect of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is that instead of dealing with the problems of the aged care system, we have a de facto policy of ‘wait and see’. Actions ...

Aged care minister Richard Colbeck has announced a bump in funding for entry-level home support, but aged care providers says the sector is being drip fed. Colbeck said $150 million in government funding will be spent over three years to enable more ...

Home care providers will be required to publish their pricing information in a new standardised schedule on the My Aged Care website by mid-year. Aged care minister Ken Wyatt said the move will help older adults understand and compare service ...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care needs to go beyond the urgent problems of residential aged care to look at the full formal system of care and support. We need to ensure we can increase staffing levels in residential care ...

A university has made a mock-up of a patient's residence for healthcare students. By Aileen Macalintal With health services increasingly providing recovery and long-term support for people at home, a new Immersive Domestic Nursing Laboratory at the University of Ballarat ...