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 ...

Ruth McCausland, UNSW Sydney; Peta MacGillivray, UNSW Sydney; Sacha Kendall Jamieson, University of Sydney, and Virginia Robinson, Indigenous Knowledge The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recognised the aged care system has failed to provide culturally safe care ...

Australian chef Maggie Beer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have teamed up to introduce an innovative program focused on food and nutrition within the aged-care sector. Backed by the Federal Government’s $12.9 million funding to improve food and nutrition in ...

Better management and training for dementia has been called for following the death of an older woman in a dementia ward. In July of this year, Joan Hobbs died after being beaten to death by a fellow resident with dementia. ...

An article by The Australian claimed the government’s promise of 24/7 registered nurses remained unfulfilled, despite last week's announcement. Government data revealed the share of homes meeting the 24/7 registered nurse in aged care facilities remained at 81 per cent ...

The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1, aged care homes were required to have a registered nurse on-site for 24 hours, seven days a week. A month ...

An independent review found Australia’s aged care regulator to be suffering from staff vacancy – affecting its ability to keep up with its expanded role in the wake of the Royal Commission. David Tune, former secretary of the Department of ...

Aged care is set for a 'dining revolution' as a new food unit and a team of dietitians are poised to launch by the end of June. Backed by a $12.9m allocation from the federal budget, the move aims to ...

Concerns are mounting among industry experts about the government's lack of enforceable rules to ensure the pay rise funds are distributed fairly. The Australian government committed $11.3bn over five years to fund the 15 per cent pay rise and on-costs ...

Providers can move to raise their revenue by optimising facility design, according to an aged care advisory firm. StewartBrown's latest review into the sector estimated that up to 50 residential care homes could be closing their doors in the next 18 ...