Royal Commission makes six recommendations to help aged care COVID response
The big news this week is the special report released by the Royal Commission into…More
Tagged: aged care funding
Federal Government commits half a billion dollars in extra aged care funding – but more home care packages needed
The Government has announced $552.9 million in new funding for the sector – including $287…More
Hiding profits? Senate inquiry clears for-profit aged care providers of tax avoidance
The Senate Economics References Committee had begun investigating the financial and tax practices for-profit providers…More
UK debates docking workers’ pay to fund aged care – could it work in Australia?
The country’s former head of its Care Quality Commission (CQC), Sir David Behan is urging…More
The Royal Commission into Aged Care – it’s good news but we all will need to pay
Following weeks, months and probably years of shameful stories in the media about mistreatment of…More
Royal Commission to investigate aged care failings – but needs to provide solutions too
Like many, we were deeply affected by the stories presented in Monday’s Four Corners investigation…More
Government rushes through $90 million in aged care funding – but more needed to solve staffing and funding issues
With the ABC’s Four Corners program starting an investigation into the aged care sector next…More
Two-thirds of Aussies expect aged care to cost $400 per week or less – and we want the Government to foot the bill
One-third (33%) of us expect our future care to cost less than $200 per week,…More
One in three doctors plans to stop or cut back on aged care home visits in the next two years – who will treat our frail and elderly?
The number of doctors visiting aged care homes has already dropped by more than 13…More
Aged care providers blamed for cost-cutting measures – but chronic underfunding is the real issue
This week the ABC turned the spotlight on a not-for-profit aged care provider that recently…More