Industry News

ABC reporter Evelyn Manfield says a deal on aged care reform has been reached, just one day after it appeared Federal Government efforts were scuppered by Coalition party uncertainty.

There are frustrations over the latest delays to the Aged Care Act, although some leaders within the industry want to reinforce the importance of not rushing any decisions because of just how important the aged care reforms are.

As the saying goes, nothing is certain except for death and taxes. Now, you can likely add a third certainty; the Aged Care Act being delayed.

CommonAge, the Commonwealth Association for the Ageing, launched its Dementia in the Commonwealth report during the International Dementia Conference last week.

The International Dementia Conference started off hot as dementia’s portrayal by mainstream media was discussed, and it arguably ended even hotter with a boundary-pushing conversation about sex in residential aged care.

Australia’s nursing staff shortage is reportedly turning into a “knife fight for staff” in regional areas as aged care and hospitals scrap for qualified staff. 

The current Aged Care Act impasse and ongoing financial crisis are expected to leave the aged care sector thousands of beds short over the next five years with providers and consumers expected to shoulder the pain.

SwanCare Chief Executive Officer Graham Francis will retire after 19 years with the organisation, ending a storied chapter in the aged care industry. Appointed as SwanCare CEO in 2008 during the height of the global financial crisis, Mr Francis steadied the ship and guided the organisation through a challenging time.  Kim Hocking, Chair of SwanCare […]

Representatives from aged care organisations such as Burling Aged Care Solutions, Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care and Good Shepherd Home are among those who could claim a HESTA Excellence Award next week. 

After months of negotiation the Federal Government and Coalition have reached an in-principle agreement in negotiations regarding the new Aged Care Act, however, the opposition has not passed on its formal notice of support meaning the bill remains absent from parliament.