OPAN
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Industry & Reform
Communication and HCP top consumer dissatisfaction with aged care sector
The Older People's Advocacy Network (OPAN) has released its mid-year National Aged Care Advocacy Program Presenting Issues Report, detailing the…
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Industry & Reform
Complaints about care and communication rise, reports show
Recent insights into how older Australians are experiencing the nation's aged care systems show growing dissatisfaction. Both the Older Persons…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
What do Older Aussies want from the new Aged Care Act?
Older Australians and those close to them want human rights to be the top priority in the upcoming Aged Care…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
‘Older people must be consulted’: Peak advocacy bodies call for public feedback
The federal government has asked for feedback from caregivers, stakeholders, older people, their families, and their carers on the framework…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
New food unit and dietitians to overhaul dining in aged care
Aged care is set for a 'dining revolution' as a new food unit and a team of dietitians are poised…
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Specialty Focus
Govt focus on in-home aged care could lead to budget stress
Aged care experts have cautioned the Australian government's focus on in-home care could lead to fiscal pressures on the budget…
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Specialty Focus
Residents scored three in four facilities higher than final 2022 star rating
Aged care residents who were happy with their homes tended to rate them higher than the final star ratings published…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
‘We want action’: Royal Commission two years on
Two years after the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was handed down, sector advocates…
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Legal Corner
OPAN pushes for law to stop abuse in aged care: Q&A
The nation's top advocacy group for older people has called for new laws to give aged care residents more power…
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Podcasts
Report shows abuse and neglect still rife in aged care: podcast
An audit from one of Australia's top advocacy groups has revealed harrowing stories of abuse and neglect in aged care,…
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News
Aged care residents face high rates of sexual violence
Recent data has shown that more than 500 people living in residential aged care were sexually assaulted in the last…
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COVID-19
Increased risk of abuse due to COVID-19: landmark report
Aged care residents faced an increased risk of abuse, delays in clinical assessments and forced admission into care during COVID-19,…
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Industry & Reform
Calls for human rights to be embedded into new aged care act
Leading advocates are in talks with the federal government about implementing the first recommendation of the royal commission, a new…
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Clinical Practice
New education programs launched to help prevent abuse and sexual assault of older people
The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has launched a new education program to tackle abuse of older people. The new…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
âA watershed momentâ: sector reacts to royal commission report and four areas for immediate action
âGet cracking.â Thatâs the overwhelming call from advocacy groups in response to the release of the aged care royal commissionâs…
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