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Department of Health representative dismisses Royal Commission’s idea for multiple entry points to access aged care system – but says rapid expansion of home care workforce not “impossible task” post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Department of Health representative dismisses Royal Commission’s idea for multiple entry points to access aged care system – but says rapid expansion of home care workforce not “impossible task”

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Workshops to be more common now as Royal Commission tests ideas for future aged care system, Senior Counsel says post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Workshops to be more common now as Royal Commission tests ideas for future aged care system, Senior Counsel says

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Looking at the ‘Big Picture’: Senior Counsel tests idea of system navigators, basic assessments and uncapping supply – as Commissioner Briggs acknowledges providing ‘quality of life’ high risk for Government post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Looking at the ‘Big Picture’: Senior Counsel tests idea of system navigators, basic assessments and uncapping supply – as Commissioner Briggs acknowledges providing ‘quality of life’ high risk for Government

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Witnesses back plans for voucher-style system and means testing for ‘Entry Level Support’ – Commissioner Briggs hints at aged care ‘levy’ to pay for services post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Witnesses back plans for voucher-style system and means testing for ‘Entry Level Support’ – Commissioner Briggs hints at aged care ‘levy’ to pay for services

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David Tune to make an appearance at Royal Commission’s aged care redesign workshops – will uncapping supply and higher consumer contributions be on the agenda? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

David Tune to make an appearance at Royal Commission’s aged care redesign workshops – will uncapping supply and higher consumer contributions be on the agenda?

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Denmark pays family carers to look after older relatives at home post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Denmark pays family carers to look after older relatives at home

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Will the Royal Commission result in major reforms for aged care? Sector leaders express doubt over political will post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Will the Royal Commission result in major reforms for aged care? Sector leaders express doubt over political will

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Pre-empting the need for aged care: Denmark mandated preventive home visits for elderly in 1998 post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Pre-empting the need for aged care: Denmark mandated preventive home visits for elderly in 1998

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A year on from the Banking Royal Commission, trust in the banks still missing – and three out of four ‘Big Bank’ CEOs gone post image
Topic - Editorial In The Headlines

A year on from the Banking Royal Commission, trust in the banks still missing – and three out of four ‘Big Bank’ CEOs gone

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Denmark limited construction of nursing homes in 1988 – leading to 30% drop in aged care beds post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Denmark limited construction of nursing homes in 1988 – leading to 30% drop in aged care beds

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Victorian stand-alone facility shuts down after no cash offers for takeover – would the Government’s new aged care Business Improvement Fund have saved the day? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Victorian stand-alone facility shuts down after no cash offers for takeover – would the Government’s new aged care Business Improvement Fund have saved the day?

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Denmark passed a law in 2015 requiring older people to undertake reablement before receiving home care – delivering 60% success rate post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Denmark passed a law in 2015 requiring older people to undertake reablement before receiving home care – delivering 60% success rate

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