Some aged care providers lack the right balance between care quality and safety considerations and financial concerns, the royal commission has heard.
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Committee provides two differing reports on restraint rules
A parliamentary committee has recommended the legislation regarding restraints in aged care remain but with amendments to clarify consent laws and further consultation with stakeholders.
Hundreds of providers at risk of insolvency
Almost 200 residential aged care providers with more than 30,000 residents have insufficient funds to cover their liabilities, according to a new analysis by Leading Age Services Australia.
Govt supports Earle Haven recommendations to strengthen regulation
The inquiry into the sudden collapse of aged care services at Earle Haven has recommended greater regulatory capability and better oversight of approved providers and financial, commercial and sub-contracting arrangements.
Inquiry provides ‘series of lessons which we need’
The aged care royal commission and its findings are “brilliant” because it will lead to a better system like it did in Britain, a conference on ageing hears.
New resource supports better dementia care
The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre has launched a new evidence-based guide to help healthcare professionals provide advice and support on dementia.
Medicine safety now a national priority
The federal and state health ministers have made medicine safety a national priority in the wake of the aged care royal commission’s interim findings.
Pharmacists support RMMR program review
The groups representing Australia’s pharmacists and community pharmacies have backed the aged care royal commission’s calls to strengthen medication review program.
Noticeboard: Belcher leaves Braemar
Aged care sector veteran Wayne Belcher has stepped down as Braemar Presbyterian Aged Care’s chief executive officer due to health reasons.
RC ‘committed to systemic reform’ of cruel, failing system
The aged care royal commissioners have rejected industry calls for a significant increase in government funding to aged care before the end of the inquiry due to the need for a major transformation.
Funding top among urgent priorities, says industry
Aged care providers tell the minister they need financial relief now, not after a new and potentially redundant funding model is developed.
RC finds governments unwilling to act for last 20 years
Successive Australian governments have lacked the will to commit to change or adopt recommendations from the many aged care reviews and inquiries of the past two decades.
RedUSe program could minimise restraint, say stakeholders
Renewed calls for the federal government to roll out an intervention proven to reduce the use of antipsychotics in aged care facilities are going unanswered.
New system to use predictive analytics to improve care
A research and vendor collaboration is developing software to predict the deterioration of aged care residents’ health to improve care planning and reduce avoidable hospital transfers.
