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“We can all do better”: Opportunity is on aged care’s horizon
With a captivating line-up of speakers taking to the stage throughout the day, Hello Leaders has some of the early highlights from Ageing Australia’s SA State Conference.
Sky News’ Paul Murray hits out at Aged Care Minister over provider sanctions
Sky News host Paul Murray has criticised the Minister for Sports and Aged Care, Anika Wells, after The Daily Telegraph ran a story about St Jude’s Health Care Services, which has been sanctioned after failing to meet most quality standards. Key points The depth of issues found at Carinya of Bicton, located in Perth, resulted […]
Delay, invest and deliver: Aged care’s government wishlist
The future of aged care hangs in the balance. Industry leaders are urging the government to listen and act. Hello Leaders explores some of their key requests.
Labor’s resounding win brings renewed focus on aged care reform
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in a historic win for the Australian Labor Party, gaining a strengthened majority in the House of Representatives against a shell-shocked Coalition opposition.
IRT CEO resignation marred by shock pay rise allegations
Aged care provider IRT is at the centre of serious allegations that it has failed to pass on government funded pay rises to its nurses — with the accusations coinciding with Chief Executive Officer Patrick Reid’s resignation.
New definition of PCWs could put homes at risk of missing mandatory targets
Residential care providers have been handed a hammer blow to care minute calculations after a Department of Health and Aged Care webinar crystallised the definition of Personal Care Workers (PCWs) that could severely impact how staff responsibilities are managed.
Home care concerns: Senator Ruston’s pre-election promises
Australia heads to the polls in just days, and barring an incredibly close Federal Election, will be confidently forging ahead under a re-elected Anthony Albanese-led Labor Government, or in a new direction with Peter Dutton’s Coalition.
Fitzgerald Aged Care faces funding roadblock due to location
Not-for-profit aged care provider Fitzgerald Memorial Aged Care says its future is under threat after its approved plans for a new 24-room expansion hit a roadblock — it is not eligible for government funding due to its location.
The quiet collapse: Are reforms in aged care and NDIS forcing the sector into crisis?
By all appearances, Australia is reforming aged care and the NDIS to make them more “sustainable”, “efficient”, and “person-centred”.
Sector analysis: ADS on the rise as admission rates continue to fall
March proved to be a good month for the aged care sector as the AN-ACC price increase boosted the average daily subsidy for providers. Meanwhile, 2025 wage boosts appear to be delivering positive flow-on effects as total direct care minutes bounced back from a February slump.
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