Newsletter: 13 November 2024

ACCPA says the sector needs more time to prepare for the upcoming aged care pay rise. It has called on the Fair Work Commission to delay changes by four months, labelling the current transition period of less than two months ‘entirely inadequate’.

Evolution has been critical for South Australian aged care provider Barossa Village with the regional operator embracing new approaches to advance care planning for its residents over the last 15 years. 

Horticulturist and landscape designer Jamie Durie OAM believes aged care still has a world of potential to unlock with its gardens so that aged care residents can truly experience nature’s benefits.  

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has confirmed that aged care participants receiving payments through the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse will not have to pay more for their aged care services.

A rural council in New South Wales has pleaded for urgent Federal support for aged care facilities in rural areas after revealing it’s losing more than $400,000 per annum to care for an average of 14 residents.