ROYAL COMMISSION: Need-based care and funding to reflect actual cost of care
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held a brief hearing in Adelaide on Wednesday to hear all of the...
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Peak bodies support staff minimums if there is increased funding
Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearing in Adelaide last week, which focussed on the... -
COTA submits Pre-Budget wishlist to Government
Peak body for older people, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, has provided a Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Potential funding options for aged care
The second day of Adelaide workshops for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continued presenting... -
Last week to participate in ACAR consultations
The 2020 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) stakeholder consultation is only open until Friday before feedback... -
Additional concerns around aged care and home care rolls into the new year
Two recent reports have found that aged care facilities are still struggling financially and that the waitlist for Home... -
LASA review finds nearly 200 aged care services are in financial distress
Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), has released a review finding nearly 200 residential aged... -
Federal Government to review retirement income system
Federal Treasurer, Minister Josh Frydenberg, and Senator Jane Hume, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial... -
Older Australians are still paying off their mortgage into retirement
A recent study by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) found the average mortgage debt for older... -
Urgent reform needed in retirement system, says Actuaries Institute
Three superannuation and retirement experts have petitioned the Government to review Australia’s retirement system and... -
Older Australians need better financial defences
National Seniors Australia is calling for the introduction of stronger laws to prevent financial abuse towards older... -
Lack of financial resources could lead to a ‘perfect storm’ in aged care
Older Australians may be unable to access the support they need in aged care due to lack of financial resources... -
The current funding model for aged care not coping
Aged care industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), is urging the Australian Government to pick up the... -
Minimum Wage increase concerns aged care peak body
This week, the Fair Work Commission announced a 3 percent increase to the National Minimum Wage and Modern Award,... -
Aged care groups support Raise the Rate campaign
Australian aged care advocacy organisations are backing the Raise the Rate campaign in a bid to encourage major parties... -
New housing project tackling older women homelessness wins industry award
Older single women in Queensland have an innovative resource to rely on with the recently recognised share house... -
Warnings of online scams targeting older Australians
With scams already costing Australians over $14 million so far in 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer... -
Annual report reveals areas of ‘main activity’ in aged care pricing
Trends of the past five years, the performance of the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner over the past 12 months, and hopes... -
Impending federal election reignites debate over age pension means test
The Australian family home is the focus of a new campaign by seniors advocacy group National Seniors, which is calling... -
Report shines light on struggling aged care industry
Concern continues to mount over the financial future of the nation’s aged care sector, following the public release of... -
Senior women promised a more secure financial future
Australian women are the focus of a recent announcement by the Federal Opposition which promises to ‘bridge the gender...
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