Aged and Home Care
200 care minutes an average – not a minimum: DoH reveals new details on aged care reforms
The Department of Health has hosted the first three webinars in a series of seven…
ICT “non-negotiable” in future aged care regulation: Department of Health webinar
Wednesday’s webinar on Information and Communication technology was equally interesting for providers. With nearly 1,000…
14 of 16 QLD Government aged care facilities fail to provide 3.65 hours of care a day
Damning figures show just two of 16 Queensland Government’s taxpayer-funded aged care facilities reported that…
Employee referral app for aged care providers Care Friends now in Australia and NZ
Care Friends, which launched an employee referral app for aged care, disability and health providers…
Bolton Clarke lobs $326M offer for Japara, pipping Calvary’s takeover bid
Two of Australia’s largest Not For Profit aged care providers appear set to battle it…
Every aged care facility in Australia has had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Two-and-a-half months after the Federal Government’s original target to have all aged care residents and…
NSW Government inquiry wants 24-hour RNs on duty at all times in RAC
A NSW Government Upper House inquiry, chaired by Labor Party MLC Courtney Houssos, has recommended…
Dementia Australia CEO and Catholic Healthcare’s founding MD appointed Members of the Order of Australia
Maree McCabe AM, who joined Dementia Australia as CEO in March 2017, and Chris Rigby,…
SA aged care operators not exempt from VAD legislation
Aged care operators in South Australia will not be exempt from the Government’s Voluntary Assisted…
Government ploughs $112.1M into Commonwealth Home Support Program
Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Richard Colbeck, has announced a $112.1…
Blue Care and Lendlease team up for co-located aged care and retirement village at Sunrise Beach, Noosa
UnitingCare Queensland’s aged care provider Blue Care and AXS-listed village operator Lendlease are joining forces…
COTA: Federal Government announced ‘comprehensive package of aged care reforms’
COTA Australia has delivered its final verdict on the Federal Budget’s aged care reform package,…