Even if we discount the current pandemic, Richard Colbeck has had a turbulent time as aged care minister. Constant criticism has come his way, from his apparent lack of knowledge of the aged care interim report in Senate questioning, to ...

This week, the royal commission turned its attention to the role of research, innovation and technology in aged care, noting those areas are vital for the sector to meet the many challenges it faces in the coming years. Specifically, the ...

The federal government will spend more than half a billion dollars on aged care. Following the release of the aged care royal commission’s interim report – which identified boosting the number of home care packages, a response to over-reliance on ...

Two aged care providers will be put under the royal commission’s microscope as it heads to Hobart this week. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings will examine the operations of Bupa and Southern Cross Care facilities ...

Scott Morrison has committed to a home care funding boost in the tailwind of the royal commission’s interim report. Within the report, commissioners and staff outlined “areas of urgent action” that the government need not wait for their final report to ...

“I sadly haven’t been surprised by the revelations of the royal commission. I know this is going to sound a bit weird, but it’s been a bit of a relief for me that, finally, it’s getting the attention that it ...

The Commonwealth appears to be missing in action. That was counsel assisting Peter Rozen’s assertion as he discussed governance and leadership within the aged care sector while wrapping up a week of royal commission hearings centred around the aged care ...

A new report released by the aged care royal commission has found that, in comparison with the American system, 57.6 per cent of all Australian aged care residents live in homes that are understaffed. The research paper, written by the Australian Health Services ...