NDIS

OTs vital to effective in-home care

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has frozen NDIS payments for OT services for the sixth year in a row.…

Still too many young people in residential aged care

More than 1000 young people remain in nursing homes across the country, after the federal government did not meet its…

NDIS: Major final report proposes intensive overhaul to disability services

Bill Shorten said it was “always inevitable” there would be a “Mark II” moment in the NDIS. Speaking at the…

Bigger, older, poorer: Australia’s future to be revealed in new report

Australia might have just recorded a $19 billion surplus, but the Treasurer has warned that the cost of servicing debt…

‘Up in arms’: 76-year-old home care recipient affected by new debit card rule

An Australian woman receiving at-home care has said recent regulation changes made by her provider has negatively impacted her independence.…

Experts question proposed changes to the NDIS

A raft of new legislative changes have been made to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) amid an ongoing senate…