Newsletter: 10 July 2024

Aged care’s AN-ACC funding model has come under fire with one regional provider claiming “it’s not working at all” while another said it’s not sustainable, especially for more innovative models of care that look to redefine the publics’ expectation of residential aged care.

Last December’s AN-ACC starting price increase continues to have a positive impact on residential care providers, yet significant staffing shortages threaten to derail much of the financial progress in the second half of 2024.

Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner, Andrea Kelly, expressed her fears over the current trajectory of the aged care system, sharing that she is worried “we’re not thinking ahead”.

Innovation, care and quality. This is what the aged care sector strives for to ensure every resident or home care client receives the best possible care.

The Department of Health and Aged Care released a brand new Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy 2024-2029.