The Productivity Commission has found unmet demand for home support and falling satisfication with services.
Author Archive | Judy Skatssoon
NDIS has been a bumpy road, review finds
A review of the NDIS recommends legislating for a maximum eight week time frame for plans to be put in place.
Beresfield Community Care merges with Adssi group
NSW aged care and disability service provider Beresfield Community Care (BCC) has merged with the Adssi group as providers fight to remain viable in a deregulated marketplace.
Disability providers must help plan for future without parents
Disability services need to be proactive in helping the families of children with an intellectual disability plan for the day when their parents are no longer there, a researcher says.
ACFA sees ‘merit’ in proposed home care funding overhaul
Analysts have found ‘merit’ in the government’s planned overhaul of home care funding.
Unspent home care funds climb towards $900M
Unspent home care funds continue to rise, with some $800 million, or more than $7,000 per client, sitting in coffers around the country.
Govt says NDIS registration changes will cut red tape
Registration for operators who are seeking to become NDIS providers will be streamlined from next year.
WA launches ten-year elder abuse strategy
WA has become the first state to launch an elder abuse strategy.
New temporary housing option for young people in aged care
The government says Medium Term Accommodation will now be available under the NDIS as it moves to keep young people out of aged care.
Broken funding model ’cause of workforce problems’
A submission to the Aged Care Royal Commission has laid out concerns about individualised funding in home care, saying it has eroded working conditions and reduced the quality of care.
Report paints scathing picture of NDIS workforce failures
A report has painted a grim picture of the life of a disability care worker under the NDIS and questions whether the scheme will be able to achieve the historic social reform it promises.
Home care providers outnumber residential providers for first time
The number of home care providers in Australia has outstripped the number of residential care providers for the first time.
Report calls for professionalisation of care workers
Formal registration of aged care workers under the National Registration Accreditation Scheme could help improve working conditions in the sector, a report says.
Govt home care announcement falls flat
Aged care stakeholders and industry observers say the government’s announcement of 10,000 new home care packages isn’t enough.
