New draft aged care design principles and guidelines were released to make aged care homes less clinical and more community-oriented. In response to the royal commission, the Albanese Government released the final draft of the National Aged Care Design Principles ...
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Aged care taskforce: great expectations – opinion
Two years after the completion of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, there are great expectations the quality of aged care will be improved. While much has been done, including better pay, better nursing care, new quality ...
More »WA aged care worker pleads guilty to murder of resident
A former aged care worker is facing a lifetime in jail after pleading guilty yesterday to the murder of a resident under his care. Jacob Anthony Hoysted appeared via video link from Casuarina Prison at Western Australia's Stirling Gardens Magistrates ...
More »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 law. Wells delivered the Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023 this morning to establish an office that would provide independent oversight of ...
More »Expert raises Support at Home concerns: podcast
The suggested framework of a unified Support at Home program may have significant flaws that need to be urgently fixed before its commencement in July next year, researchers have said. The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative report was written in response ...
More »Two aged care workers’ ambition to challenge stigma in sector
Two sisters working in aged care are sharing their stories in the hope of breaking society's negative perspective of the sector. Amy Holton and Tanesha Brown have found their dream jobs at Central Coast's residential care home Alino Living. But ...
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