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The right technology doesn’t change care. It changes how care is supported.
Fewer than half of aged care providers are meeting care minute targets. As nursing shortages worsen, meeting targets isn’t just about headcount – it’s about using technology to reduce friction, eliminate unnecessary administration, and support clinical teams on the frontlines.
Who will take care of older Australians if migration slows?
Australia’s aged care workforce already relies heavily on migrant workers, while demand for workers continues to grow. With migration settings under review, providers need to understand what changes to access for overseas workers could mean for staffing.
New acting head, Kate Pope, confirmed for aged care’s independent oversight body
Kate Pope PSM has taken over as acting Inspector-General of Aged Care, bringing 35 years of public sector experience to the role while government recruits a permanent appointee.
Ageism in the workforce: the blind spot inside aged care
Aged care relies heavily on women, but older workers can still face assumptions about capability, adaptability and value. Advocate Beverly Baker argues providers need to look more closely at how ageism shapes their workforce and workplace culture.
Aged care reforms haven’t fixed staffing, survey finds
A union survey of 3,550 frontline workers finds understaffing, rising violence and unexplained funding gaps persisting under the Aged Care Act reforms – raising fresh governance questions about how providers are spending taxpayer funding.
From IDDSI to Standard 6 and beyond: The evolution of risk in the aged care kitchen
IDDSI standardised texture-modified food and thickened fluids across aged care, changing how risk is described. But safety language alone hasn’t fixed rosters, training or communication pathways – and Standard 6 now demands the operating model catch up.
The hidden cost of a poorly designed food system
Aged care providers ask where the money will come from before asking whether their kitchen system is already wasting it. Poor design costs more than budgets do – through waste, rework, complaints and burnt-out chefs carrying risk no one else sees.
RFBI built a workforce housing model on one visa pathway. What happens if it changes?
RFBI has spent four years and significant capital building housing for 285 overseas nurses and carers. The program’s entire foundation rests on one federal mechanism. This raises questions about policy risk, sourcing ethics, and board-level contingency planning that other providers haven’t yet answered.
Care burnout is a systems problem, not a personal one
Registered nurse Jo Russell spent a decade trapped in a cycle of care burnout. Her experience highlights the trap that many high-performing workers face – and why it’s costing providers.
The leadership test hiding inside aged care’s consolidation wave
When 642 providers have become the new normal and consolidation still accelerating, the question boards should be asking isn’t whether consolidation can be stopped. It’s whether the leadership inside their organisation is built for what comes next.
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