Monday, 19 January 2026

Government Policy

Serious Incident Response Scheme reforms to better protect against elder abuse passes into legislation post image

Serious Incident Response Scheme reforms to better protect against elder abuse passes into legislation

Hyper aggressive aged care lobbying a gift for the retirement living sector post image

Hyper aggressive aged care lobbying a gift for the retirement living sector

46% of retirement village residents living in Code of Conduct compliant community – just seven complaints in first 12 months post image

46% of retirement village residents living in Code of Conduct compliant community – just seven complaints in first 12 months

‘It’s Time to Care About Aged Care’: aged care peaks unite to demand Royal Commission reform with a determined marginal seat campaign – just three seats needed to unseat the Coalition post image

‘It’s Time to Care About Aged Care’: aged care peaks unite to demand Royal Commission reform with a determined marginal seat campaign – just three seats needed to unseat the Coalition

Victorian Government completes $55 million aged care facility in Kew in Melbourne post image

Victorian Government completes $55 million aged care facility in Kew in Melbourne

No difference in quality of care between supported residents and those who can afford to pay, Royal Commission research finds post image

No difference in quality of care between supported residents and those who can afford to pay, Royal Commission research finds

SA Adult Safeguarding Unit’s first report outlines 946 allegations of abuse of older Australians inside and outside aged care post image

SA Adult Safeguarding Unit’s first report outlines 946 allegations of abuse of older Australians inside and outside aged care

SA MP Rebekha Sharkie calls for cap on home care management fees post image

SA MP Rebekha Sharkie calls for cap on home care management fees

Mark Butler back on aged care after Labor reshuffle post image

Mark Butler back on aged care after Labor reshuffle

Graeme Croft tells Royal Commission that aged care COVID outbreaks were “joint failure” of State and Federal Governments – 11% disparity in ACFI funding and nurse award costs post image

Graeme Croft tells Royal Commission that aged care COVID outbreaks were “joint failure” of State and Federal Governments – 11% disparity in ACFI funding and nurse award costs

Over one-third of aged care residents ended up in emergency in 2018-19, Royal Commission research shows – some facilities with significantly higher rates of presentation post image

Over one-third of aged care residents ended up in emergency in 2018-19, Royal Commission research shows – some facilities with significantly higher rates of presentation

Surge workforce to be recruited to vaccinate residents in aged care homes post image

Surge workforce to be recruited to vaccinate residents in aged care homes