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Apr- 2025 -3 AprilPolicy & 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 MarchPolicy & 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 NovemberPolicy & 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 DecemberPolicy & 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 SeptemberIndustry News
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 JunePolicy & 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 MarchPolicy & 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 FebruaryPolicy & 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 FebruaryPolicy & 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…