Labor considers royal commission into aged care – but funding and staff need to come first
Federal Labor Leader Bill Shorten appeared on the ABC’s Q&A program this week where he…More
Tagged: aged care funding
Do we need to rethink our approach to building aged care homes?
It’s a topic of discussion here this week after a Flinders University study found smaller…More
Is there ‘new money’ in the Budget for home care or not?
It’s a question we’ve been asked this week as Labor and the Coalition continue to…More
Federal Government spends up on aged care – but residents and families should prepare to pay more
Like many, we were disappointed this week by some of the aged care measures in…More
Did you know four in ten aged care providers are making a loss?
41 per cent were in the red in December 2017 compared to 33 per cent…More
The Oakden tragedy highlights need for more aged care funding for dementia support
Like many people, we have been following the depressing stories coming out of the Senate…More
Aged care workers strike in Victoria – but staffing still a national issue
There have been plenty of headlines this week as staff at two of Bupa’s aged…More
Budget news: NDIS now fully funded. We can do the same for aged care – but we will have to contribute
The Federal Government has announced it will invest $99.3 billion in aged care over the…More
How to measure ‘quality of care’ in aged care homes and home care?
If you were to believe the media a large proportion of the 300,000 people who…More
Make your voice heard: stop more cuts to aged care funding
The Aged Care Guild is urging Australians to sign a new petition asking the Federal…More