There needs to be greater financial transparency of all aged care providers receiving taxpayer funds plus a stronger focus on the financial sustainability of the sector, a Senate inquiry has heard this week.
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Research finds assistive technology pays off
Significant savings could be made in health and aged care expenditure by boosting government investment in assistive technology, new analysis shows.
ACAR to open 2 July with rural and remote focus
The application round for new residential aged places will open next month with aged care in rural, regional and remote communities named as the priority areas, the government has announced.
Budget: Government allocates $64 million to NDIS jobs fund
The Federal Government will set up a jobs and market fund to stimulate the development of disability provider markets in rural and remote areas and raise awareness of job opportunities in the fast-growing sector.
Budget: Treasurer expands government’s reverse mortgage scheme to full pensioners
The Turnbull Government is seeking to boost the retirement incomes of asset-rich, cash-poor pensioners by expanding the eligibility of the government’s Pension Loans Scheme.
Budget: Government to pilot service to help older people navigate aged care
A system navigator, streamlined assessment and further improvements to My Aged Care are among measures announced in this week’s budget to improve timely access to services.
Budget: Additional home care packages, reablement trial for home support
The Federal Government will release an extra 14,000 high-level home care packages over four years in a bid to address growing demand for home care.
Budget: Funding for providers to implement new quality standards
Aged care providers will receive financial support over the next two years to implement new quality standards but will start paying a new levy for unannounced quality visits from July 2020.
Home care research exposes toll of unpaid travel and overtime
Low-paid disability support workers are spending large amounts of their working day in activities that are unpaid, a new study has found.
Doing better on diversity in aged care
A range of initiatives are in development to ensure older Australians, no matter their cultural background, receive the best aged care possible, writes Mary Patetsos.
Government commits to new carer supports
The Federal Government will introduce a national coaching, counselling and peer support service for unpaid carers under its overhaul of carer services.
Aged care a focus of SA election
Aged care has been a hot-button topic in the lead-up to this weekend’s state election in South Australia.
Providers back new quality body for aged care
There is overwhelming support among not-for-profit aged care providers for the establishment of an independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, a new survey shows.
Funding a top aged care budget priority
Aged care providers are calling on the Federal Government to adopt the recommendations of the Tune Review in this year’s Budget, submissions show.
