Royal Commission

The largest trade deal in history: a threat to aged care reform?

A new free trade deal could make it more difficult to improve conditions in aged care, experts have warned.  Australia,…

Home care provider charged customer for visits that didn’t occur, royal commission hears

“I want to begin this hearing with a basic proposition. People living in rural, regional and remote communities of Australia…

Commonwealth MIA on aged care workforce: royal commission lawyer

The Commonwealth appears to be missing in action. That was counsel assisting Peter Rozen's assertion as he discussed governance and…

Royal commission extended six months, new commissioner named

Governor-General David Hurley has signed off on a request from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for…

Aged care closure: Earle Haven faces royal commission

Last week, the royal commission heard evidence from the players involved in the closing of the Earle Haven facility in…

‘I had no idea that someone could possibly do that’: nurse recalls father’s mistreatment

A nurse who suspected her father was being mistreated in an aged care home caught a care worker roughly handling…

Maggots found in patient’s mouth: Royal Commission Broome hearing

Maggots were found in the mouth of a respite patient at an aged care facility in Broome and the incident was…

Ratios, ratios, ratios: Royal Commission Sydney hearing begins

You could be forgiven for missing the Lionel Bowen Law Building on Sydney’s Goulburn street. Its slate grey facade blends…

Royal commission: community has its say at first-of-its-kind forum

More than 300 people attended the Aged Care Royal Commission’s community forum at the sprawling Bankstown Sports Club in Sydney on…

Some would rather die than go into care: royal commission hearing

Some people would rather die than go into residential aged care facilities. This is according to UnitingCare Australia’s Claerwen Little,…

The first witnesses are called: royal commission Monday

“I’m sure if I had taken Bob to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in the state he was in, I would…

Aged care royal commission: day one

“The hallmark of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable people and our elderly are often amongst…

Tip of the iceberg? The neglect and abuse seen in residential care is simply the most visible part of a larger problem

The Royal Commission into Aged Care needs to go beyond the urgent problems of residential aged care to look at…

Poor staffing contributes to missed care in residential aged care

The recent announcement of a Royal Commission into aged care has brought issues of the staffing levels and skill mix…

Royal Commission into aged care sector: nurses react

The government has decided to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector to address areas of concern regarding…