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The aged care reform journey remains on track after the Senate approved the Aged Care Bill on Thursday evening, albeit with additional amendments.
The incoming Support at Home program may not be the transformative saving grace the Australian Government is after, as there are fears the new home care program lacks critical details that make it an effective person-centred model.
Aged care wait times could be published every three months by the Department of Health and Aged Care after the Coalition renewed its calls for greater transparency in aged care.
The Federal Government has announced that an Aged Care Transition Taskforce will be assembled to help the sector deliver its once-in-a-generation reforms.
Bernard Salt AM has thrown his support behind Australia prioritising care at home as part of its healthcare model so that the nation can handle the growing healthcare demands of an ageing population.
Three of Australia’s faith-based care providers will merge in 2025 to become Australia’s 10th-largest residential care provider and the third-highest funded home care provider.
ACCPA says the sector needs more time to prepare for the upcoming aged care pay rise. It has called on the Fair Work Commission to delay changes by four months, labelling the current transition period of less than two months ‘entirely inadequate’.
A rural council in New South Wales has pleaded for urgent Federal support for aged care facilities in rural areas after revealing it’s losing more than $400,000 per annum to care for an average of 14 residents.
The Commonwealth Ombudsman’s latest statement that he would have commenced a formal investigation into the aged care star ratings system if the Department of Health and Aged Care had not already started its own is another red flag for the measurement tool.
The freshly released OPAN National Aged Care Advocacy Program Presenting Issues reveals a 20% increase in the number of requests, all while the top issues for older people and their families remarkably remained the same.
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