Industry News

Following the Federal Government’s confirmation it will fully fund the 15% aged care pay rise in this week’s Budget, accountancy firm StewartBrown has released a detailed breakdown of the additional funding.

The Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety set the wheels in motion for change, but while consultations are still underway and frameworks are being developed, the already regulatory-heavy sector is set to change.

A $90 million aged care precinct plan for the former Woodside Hospital site in East Fremantle is under assessment by the SDAU, including a wellness centre.

The Australian Psychological Society urges for greater access to mental health support for aged care residents as analysis reveals widespread mental ill-health.

The topic of workforce shortages fuelled by growing discontent among understaffed and overworked aged care workers has cultivated a climate of fear through news outlets reporting on the industry.

The Australian Government announced in 2022 that it had pushed back the ambitious July 2023 date to deliver in-home aged care reforms by July 1 2024, the deadline decided by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

A new aged care facility in Adelaide’s north is close to welcoming its first lot of aged care residents – offering improved, research-backed delivery of care to older Australians.

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) is working with State Governments and aged care residents to reform legislation to make retirement living easier to establish more facilities and make the sector more viable for investment. 

In light of the in-home care exodus led by local councils across Australia, independent providers are finding themselves with growing waiting lists of new clients.

Regional aged care operators facing mounting pressure due to Government mandates may be closer than ever to closure, and even a 12-month Registered Nurse exemption might not save them.