Four out of 10 residential aged care workers are planning to leave the sector within five years because they are overworked, stressed and underpaid, a national worker survey shows.
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Royal Commission loses passionate champion for reform
Aged Care Royal Commissioner Richard Tracey has died after a short battle with cancer.
Peaks launch village accreditation scheme
A new retirement village accreditation scheme has been launched this week for operators of retirement living communities that includes care service standards for the first time.
Young guns set to shake up aged care sector
Representatives from the home and community care sector will join a national council of youth ambassadors.
Doctors, nurses join calls for action on aged care now
The aged care peaks have welcomed a joint call from Australia’s doctors and nurses for aged care funding and reforms now, but not pleas for staff ratios.
Home care queue drops but 120,000 still waiting
There’s been a drop in the number of people waiting for their assigned home care package for the first time since 2017.
Report reveals falling trust in aged care
Just 12 per cent of people aged over 60 say they trust the aged care industry, a report has revealed.
Aged care providers call for ‘systemic reform rather than tinkering around the edges’
The aged care system needs a “radical redesign” based on the consumer experience and unrestricted by jurisdictions or sources of funds, providers tell the royal commission.
Calls to push on with reform as aged care royal commission extended
Aged care reforms and urgent action to improve the sector’s viability must go ahead now despite the six-month extension of the royal commission, stakeholders say.
Provider CEO survey highlights impact of financial pressures
Four in five providers are struggling to deliver the care clients expect and many say they will have to reduce services, staff and investment if financial conditions worsen, aged care CEOs say.
Leaders propose strategies to improve sector viability
A deal between stakeholders about service and funding expectations, aged care treated as a necessary part of ageing and a non-political approach to accessing consumer wealth are among strategies needed.
Aged care companies among most innovative
Aged care and retirement living provider RFBI and sector peak Leading Age Services Australia have made the top five in their category at the 2019 AFR BOSS Most Innovative Companies awards.
Awards recognise efforts of aged care staff
A Victorian provider has launched a new initiative to recognise the outstanding work its employees undertake every day.
State govt asks all Qld providers to publish staffing levels
The Queensland premier has announced new laws to mandate minimum nurse-to-resident ratios and minimum contact hours from particular care staff in state-owned aged care facilities.
