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One week after the government suddenly announced that the new Aged Care Act would be delayed until 1 November, the sector continues to grapple with the repercussions. 

This article was first published on The Conversation. Written by Professor Joseph Ibrahim, Aged Care Medical Research Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University; and Amelia Grossi, Casual Academic, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University. The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged […]

Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) is establishing an Advisory Group to guide the initiatives of its recently launched Aged Care Collaborative, a $3 million fund to support projects that encourage the sector to work together to solve complex, sector-wide workforce challenges.

In case you missed it, the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program will no longer commence next month on 1 July, with the government making the almost last-minute decision to delay both by four months until Saturday, 1 November.

In February, record-breaking monsoonal flooding left much of northern Queensland reeling. Communities were cut off as floodwaters not only isolated towns, they destroyed roads, ruined homes and businesses, and even resulted in at least two fatalities.

Wednesday’s decision to delay the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program by four months – until 1 November – is going to be a costly one.

Just as the aged care sector seemed to be on the same page, fully resigned to the challenges and opportunities associated with the 1 July implementation of the new Aged Care Act, the government threw a curveball.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is delaying the new Aged Care Act, making the sudden revelation at the Ageing Australia Victoria State Conference on Wednesday morning.

A proposed seven-storey retirement living complex in Gosford, on the New South Wales Central Coast, has officially been canned after the current owners sold the site for roughly $18.5 million.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released two critical resources for aged care providers that will help organisations and leaders strengthen their readiness before 1 July to implement the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program.