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The rental squeeze: How Australia’s housing crisis is pricing out aged care workers
Aged care workers are struggling to afford homes in Australia. Rising rents mean essential staff like nurses and carers are facing housing stress despite wage increases. It’s time for urgent policy action.
Government’s GPMS bungle worsening – My Aged Care’s backend supplier Salesforce reportedly hacked and clients’ data leaked to readily awaiting internet
As government initiatives drive the aged care sector to higher digital exposure, pressure mounts for public actors to display aptitude, excellence and safety in this push and not reactive vulnerabilities.
OPAN launches new decision-making e-resources for providers and seniors ahead of Act – Advocates maintain further reform to Act is still needed
OPAN launches two stems of e-resources for residents and providers ahead of new Act. Advocates maintain that building and reforming the Act must still continue.
Ballooning by 26% in three months – seniors approved but still waiting on home care packages increases by 25,200
Seniors on the national priority system waitlist, approved for but not receiving a home care package, has ballooned by 26% in three months.
Will it be enough? Complaints Commissioner appointed – Treasure Jennings to lead “community through the transition to the new Act”
With the myriad of issues that have followed the new Act, will Complaints Commissioner be posed to effectively tackle and solve?
Overhaul funding now or risk a collapse of Australia’s hospitals – Australia’s GPs call for reform in tackling complex illness earlier
Australian GP’s have released their annual report on the health of the nation, what is shows should make policy-makers pay attention and pivot funding strategy.
“Devastating…and sometimes fatal” – Greens-chaired report blasts most of Labor’s Support at Home handling
Greens-led report blasts the Commonwealth government’s handling of the Support at Home scheme and its rollout.
Report finds one in 10 hospital beds have patients that don’t need to be there – With people “stranded”, pressure intensifies for federal funding
Report comissioned by state treasurers shows one in 10 patients do not need to be in a hospital bed. Tensions escalate over federal funding to fix hospital and aged care bed crisis.
A step in the right direction to bring the best to the sector – National worker registration scheme for aged care workers progress
Government announces progress in the work to build a national worker registration scheme for aged care workers.
Supplementary pricing inquiry needs a dose of grounded data – Juniper’s CEO Russell Bricknell faces WA’s reality to support required reform
With the government pricing review announced for supplementary RAC, the need for sector-led data is paramount to guide effective and timely reform.
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