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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) to survey 5,000 home care clients and families in June and July – to inform assessments? post image

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) to survey 5,000 home care clients and families in June and July – to inform assessments?

New Zealand to fund free training for aged care workers for next 2.5 years to aid COVID-19 recovery post image

New Zealand to fund free training for aged care workers for next 2.5 years to aid COVID-19 recovery

Residential occupancy forecast to fall 2-3% this year because of COVID-19 – Grant Corderoy says 60% of operators expected to be running at a loss post image

Residential occupancy forecast to fall 2-3% this year because of COVID-19 – Grant Corderoy says 60% of operators expected to be running at a loss

NSW retirement village operators to be exempt from non-compliance with Retirement Villages Act during COVID-19 – to be in place for next four months post image

NSW retirement village operators to be exempt from non-compliance with Retirement Villages Act during COVID-19 – to be in place for next four months

Aged Care Workforce Industry Council appoints Department of Health executive as inaugural CEO post image

Aged Care Workforce Industry Council appoints Department of Health executive as inaugural CEO

Operators accuse financial advisers of telling families not to reclaim RAD refunds – Robert Craven says providers who refund early at risk of refunding RAD twice post image

Operators accuse financial advisers of telling families not to reclaim RAD refunds – Robert Craven says providers who refund early at risk of refunding RAD twice

Australian Unity forecasts dramatic demand for health and aged care – 30 years of growth ahead post image

Australian Unity forecasts dramatic demand for health and aged care – 30 years of growth ahead

UK: COVID-19 infections in aged care homes and hospitals to keep outbreak going until September, expert warns post image

UK: COVID-19 infections in aged care homes and hospitals to keep outbreak going until September, expert warns

Aged care sector should be rationalized as first step to long-term viability – with Medicare-style levy on the cards: Grant Thornton reports post image

Aged care sector should be rationalized as first step to long-term viability – with Medicare-style levy on the cards: Grant Thornton reports

Aged care’s future sustainability will depend on sector presenting “savvy” business case to Government, Grant Thornton’s Darrell Price says – 1% increase in GST rate could raise $6.9 billion to fund reforms post image

Aged care’s future sustainability will depend on sector presenting “savvy” business case to Government, Grant Thornton’s Darrell Price says – 1% increase in GST rate could raise $6.9 billion to fund reforms

Melbourne aged care home goes into lockdown after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 – operator praises their quick response post image

Melbourne aged care home goes into lockdown after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 – operator praises their quick response

Just under 10,000 people used respite services in April – but how many missed out on a bed? post image

Just under 10,000 people used respite services in April – but how many missed out on a bed?