Tuesday’s federal budget directed $49.5 million dollars to training for aged care workers despite repeated industry calls to increase wages. The Morrison Government's total forecast spending on aged care for 2022-23 has increased by less than 1 per cent compared ...
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Antipsychotic use still rife in residential care: report
Over half of elderly residents on antipsychotics have no diagnosis for psychosis, a national report has shown, reigniting calls to embed trained pharmacists into aged care. Last week, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released its first quarterly ...
More »Home care plan released, experts warn system is ‘failing’
Correction: the first edition of this article claimed that the new home care system will "adopt a centrally regulated market model" which is inaccurate. An overview of the federal government’s reform plan for home care has been published, giving an ...
More »Major workforce changes needed by 2023, experts warn
Only 3.8 per cent of Australian residential aged care homes are on track to meet the government’s new staffing standards set for 2023, a new study has found. As part of the federal response to the royal commission, providers must ...
More »Nailing the nutrition for older Australians
After serving dishes in exclusive resorts and fine dining restaurants, French chef Stephan Blant said that working in residential care has offered a different type of reward. “It’s life changing,” he told Aged Care Insite. “Unlike in a hotel, where ...
More »One in five aged care workers could resign due to stress and low wages
One in five aged care staff plan to resign by the end of 2021, with two in five intending to quit within the next five years, according to a recent survey. The Perfect Storm report, published by consultancy firm CompliSpace, interviewed over ...
More »Digital transformation an ‘ongoing journey’
Digital innovation has been at the forefront of discussions around aged care reform and planning for the future ageing population. But Dr George Margelis, the chairman of the Aged Care Industry and Technology Council, is warning against innovating too fast. He ...
More »‘We don’t want them to have died in vain’: Families push to hasten reform
Amina Schipp began searching for support after a series of unreported falls and a fatal medication error led to the end of her mother's life in 2019. After sharing her story on a private Facebook group, Amina discovered that many ...
More »Creating ‘safe spaces’ for trauma: One nurse’s journey
For Lynda Walton, a mental health advocate and aged care worker for over 30 years, the most valuable part of her job has been the opportunity to help people. “I was one of those people that wanted to save the ...
More »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, along with 14 other countries including China, New Zealand, Japan and Indonesia, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) ...
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