The federal government has rolled out a new program to help vulnerable people navigate Australia's aged care system. The Care Finder program, launched at the beginning of 2023, was born after Commissioner Lynelle Briggs recognised that some older people could not ...

Aged care residents who were happy with their homes tended to rate them higher than the final star ratings published on my aged care, according to federal data published yesterday. The findings from last year's resident experience survey that contributed ...

The federal government has rejected accusations it limited access to medication and walking assistance in its updated Home Care Package manual. On Tuesday, The Daily Telegraph reported that the government's new guidelines, which were issued on January 13, had slashed home care support for ...

Providers will see reforms to home care packages, a second deadline for the financial report and an updated star rating score in the first quarter of 2023. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells introduced two pieces of legalisation in July 2022 in ...

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has given a sneak preview into the star rating system and how well aged care providers meet quality standards. The Preliminary Star Ratings, released last Friday last, revealed 31 per cent of aged care providers ...

An Australian woman receiving at-home care has said recent regulation changes made by her provider has negatively impacted her independence. Helen Neville, 76, lives with severe scoliosis, a debilitating condition where the spine is curved sideways, causing significant pain and ...

Unawareness among older Australians around accessing home care packages may lead to people passing up funding that would otherwise allow them to live at home longer, an aged care specialist has said. The government has started the rollout of an ...

The industry peak body has called on the government to restructure My Aged Care as it considers a blanket cap on home care fees. During the election, Labor made a commitment to cap home care fees after the Royal Commission's ...

Almost half of older people are reluctant to go into residential care due to fear of being mistreated or isolated, a new survey shows.  Recent research from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) asked close to 300 Victorians aged over 65 what ...