Two years after the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was handed down, sector advocates are calling for "genuine reform" and for the government to immediately enact a new aged care act. On March 1 ...
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Aged care workers set to receive pay rise
Aged care workers are set to receive a 15 per cent interim pay rise after the Fair Work Commission ruled that existing pay did not "properly compensate" industry workers for their value. The decision, handed down by the Commission in November, ...
More »Experts raise ‘significant concerns’ around revised aged care standards
Aged care experts have raised significant concerns around the language and implementation of measures contained in the government's revised quality standards for the sector. Earlier this month, the health department published the redrafted Aged Care Quality Standards in line with ...
More »Aged care peak welcomes new chief
One of Australia's most influential aged care peak organisations has welcomed a new chief executive. On Friday, the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) announced that Tom Symondson will begin his leadership this week. Symondson, who replaces interim chief ...
More »Peak concerns over capped home care fees: podcast
The industry peak body has called on the government to restructure My Aged Care as it considers a blanket cap on home care fees. During the election, Labor made a commitment to cap home care fees after the Royal Commission's ...
More »Tech’s bright future in the gloom of the aged care staffing crisis – opinion
Caring for our ageing population has been nothing short of a challenge in recent years – from the issues which urged the Australian Government to hand down the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, to the COVID-19 pandemic that ...
More »Could ‘virtual nurses’ be the key to aged care staffing shortages? – opinion
Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed “virtual nurses” could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. This might involve remote, possibly artificial intelligence-assisted, virtual care, rather than physical nurse presence, to assist nursing homes to meet new ...
More »Half of Australia’s aged care workforce plan to quit by 2026: report
Up to 139,000 aged care workers intend to leave the industry within the next three years according to a new workforce survey, with many staff holding serious doubts about incoming reform. The CompliSpace Aged Care Workforce Report was published on Monday ...
More »Labor pitches ‘meaningful’ wage rise for aged care sector
The federal government will make a submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) today to propose a pay rise for residential and home care workers, fulfilling one of Labor's core election promises. The government has refused to specify a dollar ...
More »Passing of first reform bill is just one step in the right direction: podcast
Just shy of 11 weeks in office, the Albanese government's first piece of legislation to pass both houses of parliament was one of aged care's major reform bills. The Royal Commission response bill, bringing into effect 14 of the report's ...
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