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The sector reacts to the Budget: aged care leaders weigh in on where the Government has got it right – and wrong post image
Topic - Aged Care

The sector reacts to the Budget: aged care leaders weigh in on where the Government has got it right – and wrong

by The Weekly Source
Royal Commission to hold its final hearing in two weeks – Senior Counsel Assisting to make their final submissions to the Commissioners post image
Topic - Aged Care

Royal Commission to hold its final hearing in two weeks – Senior Counsel Assisting to make their final submissions to the Commissioners

by The Weekly Source
First phase of new payments in arrears arrangements for home care providers to start 1 February – second phase from September post image
Topic - Aged Care

First phase of new payments in arrears arrangements for home care providers to start 1 February – second phase from September

by The Weekly Source
Government boosts its Business Improvement Fund by another $35 million post image
Topic - Aged Care

Government boosts its Business Improvement Fund by another $35 million

by The Weekly Source
Only 2,000 new Level 4 packages among 23,000 new Home Care Packages – StewartBrown says packages should be extended to Level 6 post image
Topic - Aged Care

Only 2,000 new Level 4 packages among 23,000 new Home Care Packages – StewartBrown says packages should be extended to Level 6

by The Weekly Source
QLD Housing Minister wades into complaints about “unfair” rent increases at lifestyle communities – says it’s time to overhaul legislation post image
Government Policy

QLD Housing Minister wades into complaints about “unfair” rent increases at lifestyle communities – says it’s time to overhaul legislation

by The Weekly Source
NSW Ageing and Disability Commission sees 64% rise in calls in 2019/20 – with bigger increase after COVID restrictions lifted post image
Ageing

NSW Ageing and Disability Commission sees 64% rise in calls in 2019/20 – with bigger increase after COVID restrictions lifted

by The Weekly Source
Federal Government still propping up vacant aged care home in regional Victoria – at a cost of $56K a month post image
Topic - Aged Care

Federal Government still propping up vacant aged care home in regional Victoria – at a cost of $56K a month

by The Weekly Source
Adding insult to injury: VIC Government accidentally sends letter to ‘private’ aged care providers extending extra funding for staffing post image
Topic - Aged Care

Adding insult to injury: VIC Government accidentally sends letter to ‘private’ aged care providers extending extra funding for staffing

by The Weekly Source
27% of Quality and Safety Commission’s 657 staff are contractors, Senate enquiry reveals – but still one staff member for every four homes post image
Topic - Aged Care

27% of Quality and Safety Commission’s 657 staff are contractors, Senate enquiry reveals – but still one staff member for every four homes

by The Weekly Source
10,000 older Australians died on the home care waiting list in FY19/20 – nearly 16,000 waiting for Level 4 package post image
Topic - Aged Care

10,000 older Australians died on the home care waiting list in FY19/20 – nearly 16,000 waiting for Level 4 package

by The Weekly Source
Retirement Living Council (RLC) and Residential Land Lease Alliance lobby Government on $25K ‘downsizers’ grant ahead of Budget post image
Government Policy

Retirement Living Council (RLC) and Residential Land Lease Alliance lobby Government on $25K ‘downsizers’ grant ahead of Budget

by The Weekly Source
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