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Food and nutrition funding may go cold despite demand for help
Food and nutrition in residential care remain a top priority for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. However, the Food, Nutrition and Dining Unit potentially faces months of uncertainty as its current funding allocation nears the end of its cycle – while the 2025 Budget hinges on federal election results.
Reform transition comes at a cost, StewartBrown report finds
StewartBrown’s latest aged care financial performance analysis paints a contrasting picture for the sector. Last year, modest revenue gains failed to overcome continuous growth in direct care and administration expenses.
Home care providers: Secure your $10,000 grant before month-end
The Department of Health and Aged Care is stepping up to support home care providers as they prepare to implement the new Support at Home Program and the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
Quality indicator expansion hits a roadblock, rollout delayed
The next phase of the quality indicator program is right around the corner with April 1, the key date for the three new staffing quality indicators, looming.
Extreme weather events emphasise aged care facility insurance red flags
Many Australian summers are filled with the type of confronting weather extremes eloquently captured in Dorothea Mackellar’s famous poem, My Country. In it, she calls this sunburnt country one of ‘drought and flooding rains’.
Rising premiums? How the new Act could impact insurance
Aged care providers could be staring down the barrel of rising insurance premiums as impending regulatory reforms linked to the new Aged Care Act place additional responsibilities on the shoulders of registered providers
Provider insight: The key amendments made to the new Aged Care Act
The Department of Health and Aged Care has shared a summary of amendments to the new Aged Care Act, highlighting the main changes from its progression through parliament in late 2024.
The ambitious care model unburdened by aged care regulations
Aged care runs the risk of being dictated by regulation yet one Melbourne provider has broken the shackles to create a diversified care model that is both ambitious and a proven success.
The savings red herring: Co-contributions could burden providers with bad debt
The Australian Government’s projection that increased consumer co-contributions will result in $18.8 billion in aged care savings could be a red herring as aged care providers face the all-too-real prospect of accumulating bad debt.
Clear messaging is the key to elevating allied health’s value in aged care
The introduction of a brand-new allied health staffing quality indicator this year will likely pave the way for an increased focus on allied health in aged care. However, improved messaging is also essential to further elevate its value.
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