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Why the delay of Australia’s Aged Care Act matters: Balancing regulation and resilience
The postponement of Australia’s Aged Care Act offers time to refine reforms but risks prolonged uncertainty for providers and care recipients. UARC’s latest report highlights the need for sustainable, risk-proportionate standards.
Reimagine, redefine, reform: Leveraging the Aged Care Act postponement
With the Aged Care Act now postponed to 1 November 2025, aged care providers have a critical opportunity to rethink systems, boost compliance, and build a future-ready care model. Lorraine Poulos & Associates offers expert support to help you lead reform with confidence.
Financial recovery? 7-in-10 aged care providers now operating at a profit
The aged care sector has shown notable financial improvement, with new government data revealing that 71.5% of residential aged care providers reported a profit in the second quarter of 2024-25.
Aged care pay rise helps Aussie wage growth despite productivity concerns
Australian wages are on the rise, buoyed by the latest instalment of aged care pay rises in March, which should see the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate this week.
Underfunded care management risks Support at Home quality
Australia’s aged care sector is once again under pressure from within as the very reforms intended to strengthen it pose an unnecessary risk.
The pitfalls and opportunities of change and pricing autonomy
It is generally true to say that change is less welcome than not. Change tends to disrupt the status quo, brings uncertainty, add workload as well as pressure. Overall, change is not embraced by most.
Million-dollar variations continue in aged care’s costly IT transformation journey
An $18 million ‘error’ is the latest financial concern to arise from the Department of Health and Aged Care’s digital transformation journey.
SMSFs and elder abuse: What advisers need to know
Advisers are being put on high alert for signs of elder abuse, with Louise Biti, director of Aged Care Steps, warning that self-managed superannuation funds inadvertently increase the risk of detrimental outcomes.
Support at Home pricing: Are pricing recommendations on the way?
When the Department of Health and Aged Care released new insights into Support at Home pricing through new resources such as the summary of indicative prices, there were lingering questions amongst the sector.
Ignored by the budget: Sector fallout as aged care misses out
Aged care has enjoyed some bumper budgets in recent years as the Labor government heavily invested in ongoing reform measures. That’s why a quieter budget feels like the sector has missed out right on the cusp of a new Aged Care Act.
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