residential aged care

$21.5m in scholarships for aged care workforce

Scholarships will allow recipients to progress their careers in aged care with formal qualifications, like a Cert III or Masters…

The state of our care economy explained

A co-author of the Productivity Commission's recent interim report into the care economy explains their findings, and outlines how Australia…

‘Care central to our lives and economy’: PC

The Australian Productivity Commission has released its ‘Delivering quality care more efficiently’ interim report, making a host of recommendations to…

No pressure to vaccinate as flu cases soar

Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has said he was comfortable with current flu vaccination rates and would “deal with” the…

Labor pledges to protect PBS from cuts

Last week, President Donald Trump wrote to 17 major pharmaceutical companies in the US demanding they lower their prices for…

More centenarians means more pressure on aged care

Data from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages reveals the amount of people aged over 100 who passed…

Superheroes: ACED thanks aged care workers

Today, on Aged Care Employee Day, we say thank you the more than 400,000 invaluable aged care workers making a…

Bupa seeks to strike-out class action

Bupa has denied promising to provide care that meets the minimum standards required by the Aged Care Act and sought…

$30m to rural and regional aged care workforce

In a bid to bring more than 6,000 extra care workers to the bush, Labor has announced it will distribute…

Aged Care Rules final draft released

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released the finale draft of new Aged Care Rules that will guide…

Healthy diet slows accumulation of comorbidities – study

A Swedish study has found that diet may make all the difference when it comes to developing chronic illnesses later…

Greens to chair aged care delay inquiry

Labor’s decision to delay the commencement of its “once in a generation” aged care reform, from July 1 to November…

DPP loses appeal against taser cop sentence

Clare Nowland’s family are “struggling” to comprehend how the ex-cop who said “bugger it” before fatally tasering her will not…

New Alzheimer’s drug works 3x faster

A new Alzheimer’s drug has been hailed as a major breakthrough after clinical trials showed it could clear the harmful…

$135m deal: SEQ aged care company sold

Regis Aged Care has acquired four Rockpool Residential Aged Care homes in south east Queensland, bringing the Regis aged care…

Disused aged care site to help unhoused

Aged care provider Whiddon’s disused Easton Park facility is being converted into temporary housing, backed by government funding. The project…

ACQSC cuts minimum liquidity standard

Public consultation has resulted in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission announcing changes to the proposed minimum liquidity standard…

Anglicare Southern Qld most trusted brand

The provider was named the Most Trusted Brand in Aged Care and Retirement Villages at this year's Reader’s Digest Trusted…

Taser cop’s sentence appeal begins

Prosecutors have argued the cop who fatally tasered an elderly woman at a nursing home didn’t give her any chance…

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…

Aged Care Act deferred to Nov 1

Following advice from the sector, the Albanese government will recommend the Governor-General defer the commencement of the new Aged Care…

Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?

About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones…

GPs urgently renew push for flu vaccinations

Australian health experts are sounding the alarm over low flu vaccination rates as winter sets in, warning children and older…

Serving those who’ve served: Honouring veterans in aged care this ANZAC Day

This ANZAC Day, while the nation pauses to honour all Australians who have served, it's important to acknowledge the veterans…

Tom Gleisner wrote a comedy musical – and it’s set in an aged care home

As one of the great minds behind The Castle, Frontline and Utopia, Tom Gleisner is someone you'd consider to be…