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Apr- 2025 -3 AprilIndustry & Reform
āFailure is not an optionā ā Ageing Australia calls on all parties to urgently prioritise aged care
Australia's aged care peak body has made a call to the major parties ahead of the upcoming federal election, demanding…
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Mar- 2025 -13 MarchIndustry & Reform
BaptistCare now third biggest provider as merger finalised
Three not-for-profit aged care providers have successfully combined forces, leading to a shift of the major players in Australian aged…
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Feb- 2025 -13 FebruaryCulturally Informed Care
New aged care report centres voices of older First Nations people
A new report from the Department of Health and Aged Care on transforming the nation's aged care system for First…
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Nov- 2024 -18 NovemberIndustry & Reform
Government warned of home care waitlist blowouts
Older Australians are staring down longer wait times for basic support to help them live independently over the next six…
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Dec- 2023 -14 DecemberIndustry & Reform
How have Labor’s aged care promises been tracking
The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled…
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Sep- 2023 -25 SeptemberNews
Aged care, nurse workforces grew the most this quarter
The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered…
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Jun- 2023 -13 JuneIndustry & Reform
Aged Care Minister quizzed on 24/7 nursing care and funding levy
Australians won't be given a new time frame for the introduction of 24/7 nurses onsite in aged care homes after…
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5 JunePodcasts
‘Few homes’ can achieve key staffing requirements
A recent aged care report has identified that only one in ten residential care facilities in Australia could meet all…
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Mar- 2023 -27 MarchNews
ACCPA proposes new aged care working visa
Aged care providers have proposed the federal government establish a specific visa for skilled migrants to deliver 24/7 registered nurses…
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22 MarchAged Care Royal Commission
Aged care minister delivers bill to enact inspector general
Aged care minister Anika Wells has introduced legislation before parliament to enshrine the position of inspector-general of aged care into…
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21 MarchIndustry & Reform
Labor breaks 24/7 nursing deadline
Labor has admitted it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care…
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1 MarchAged Care Royal Commission
‘This is just the start’: Anika Wells reflects on Royal Commission
March 1 marks two years since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safetyās shocking final report was tabled…
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Feb- 2023 -17 FebruaryIndustry & Reform
Concerns raised over new home care package rules
The federal government has rejected accusations it limited access to medication and walking assistance in its updated Home Care Package…
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6 FebruaryIndustry & Reform
New year, new reforms: a guide for aged care providers
Providers will see reforms to home care packages, a second deadline for the financial report and an updated star rating…
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Jan- 2023 -30 JanuaryPodcasts
COTA chief speaks on Star Rating System: podcast
Providers are calling on the government to scrap the new Star Rating System, saying the current assessment reflects historic non-compliances…
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Nov- 2022 -28 NovemberNews
Southern Cross Care chief defends new care model
A controversial decision to move lifestyle and admin staff into carer roles has been defended by one of Australia's major…
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Aug- 2022 -15 AugustAged Care Royal Commission
Aged care bills prove govt needs ‘more than good intentions’: podcast
As the government lands two major aged care bills, experts warn the sector's true reform will come down to the…
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Aug- 2010 -17 August
Call for true primary health care reform
Nursing group oppose a primary health care system around medical models of service delivery. Rhetoric about health reform during the…