The coronavirus pandemic and aged care were two of the big ticket items in last night’s Budget. One of the aged care centrepieces was $1.6 billion for 23,000 additional home care packages. There was also $81 million for additional surge ...

The aged care royal commission has handed down its COVID-19 report and the message to Scott Morrison and his government is clear: act fast, act now. The report, Aged Care and COVID-19: a special report, outlines four areas that need ...

The worsening COVID-19 situation in Victoria could spell the return to more stringent aged care restrictions, the peak body for non-profit providers has warned. Aged and Community Services Australia chief executive Patricia Sparrow said: “Sadly, and despite everyone’s best efforts, ...

Today and tomorrow, a tri-state conference in Albury NSW will seek to reform the aged care system through a billion-dollar plan to prevent closures, with a special forum held on how to prepare for future emergencies such as the recent ...

Australia’s retirement village operators are being encouraged to sign up to the new Retirement Living Code of Conduct, which aims to safeguard the interests of current and future retirement residents. Around 1000 retirement villages have already preregistered to participate in ...

Australia’s aged care providers are telling government what they want this holiday season – a better aged care system in 2020. And they warned of an impending “aged care emergency” if nothing changes. Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), Leading Age Services ...

The funding is needed but there’s much more to do. That’s the general consensus among aged care groups and representative bodies in the fallout of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of $537 million for aged care. It came on the ...

Australians still don’t trust aged care. The 2019 Inside Aged Care report, which samples 1547 people across Australia, revealed only 20 per cent of Australians trust the industry. This was in line with the findings from the previous year’s report, ...