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Mark Butler’s bombshell: Sweeping changes to aged care and disability support unveiled
BREAKING NEWS: The Federal Government has unveiled sweeping changes to aged care and the NDIS — cutting private health rebates for over-65s, revising care fees, and tightening eligibility.
Delving into fairness – Uniting’s NSW.ACT outgoing CEO urges honest national conversation on how aged care is funded
Uniting NSW.ACT’s outgoing-CEO, Tracey Burton, sees conversation, not command, at the centre of aged care funding reform. Societal education and understanding are key in steering sector to a sustainable future.
What providers need to know about registration changes: key takeaways from the latest Commission webinar
Providers are beginning to move through the first wave of registration renewals under the new Aged Care Act. A recent Commission webinar sheds light on earlier timelines, audit changes, evidence requirements and the real cost of variation and renewal.
Aged care reform was meant to fix the system. So why is confidence slipping?
Aged care reforms were designed to improve fairness and consistency, but early signs suggest growing pressure across the system. As concerns emerge from across parliament and the sector, questions are being raised about how decisions are made and whether the balance between policy and lived experience is holding.
Leveraging difference for good – regional nurse appointed to multicultural health advisory committee to champion for regional communities
Empathy and community experience integral to health and aged care governance, RN shares. Nominated to state health advisory role, Arun Thomas looks to regional community insight to guide effective decisions.
Aged care must retreat from financing opinion trap – sector must voice funding needs, government must shoulder how to pay for it
Veteran aged and health care expert warns against sector straying into government financing decisions and approval. She champions boundaries of scope for the sector to avoid traps and consequences.
CHSP Alliance emerges as sector heavyweights challenge direction of aged care reform
A powerful new alliance of aged care leaders is urging the government to rethink its reform agenda, warning that merging CHSP into Support at Home could increase costs, reduce access and weaken the community-based supports older Australians rely on.
Relational over transactional – Michael Goldsworthy names looming “catastrophe” and invites government to table of connection and trust
Corporate project-management expert Michael Goldsworthy sees the “catastrophe” aged care is facing from current crisis. Government must approach sector for a relationship re-do, to build trust and insight, if reform has any hope to land well.
She helped design aged care reform. Now she is questioning how it works in practice
Aged care consultant Lynda Henderson helped design the Integrated Assessment Tool underpinning Support at Home. As a care recipient herself, she now questions how the system works in practice.
The “haves and have-nots” debate in aged care dining
The debate over “two-tiered” dining in aged care isn’t new, but it is resurfacing with sharper edges. As expectations rise and funding constraints persist, providers are navigating a delicate balance between offering choice and preserving dignity. The real issue isn’t whether premium options should exist, but how to deliver them in a shared living environment without creating division at the table.
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