Thursday, 21 May 2026

Government Policy

New COVID guidelines and Visitor Code for aged care homes released after complaints that some homes were still restricting visitors post image

New COVID guidelines and Visitor Code for aged care homes released after complaints that some homes were still restricting visitors

United Workers Union accuses Eldercare of sacking employees who work at other facilities post image

United Workers Union accuses Eldercare of sacking employees who work at other facilities

Retirement Income Review calls for older Australians to use equity in the family home – could retirement villages and land lease communities’ benefit? post image

Retirement Income Review calls for older Australians to use equity in the family home – could retirement villages and land lease communities’ benefit?

Royal Commission recommendations further consolidates retirement villages as the future solution with intergovernmental backing post image

Royal Commission recommendations further consolidates retirement villages as the future solution with intergovernmental backing

“Aged care your way”: Dr Rodney Jilek investing $1.1M in Canberra’s first independent dementia home post image

“Aged care your way”: Dr Rodney Jilek investing $1.1M in Canberra’s first independent dementia home

Government spending on aged care has flatlined, Grant Thornton report finds – Darrell Price says Counsel Assisting recommendations are an “opportunity lost” post image

Government spending on aged care has flatlined, Grant Thornton report finds – Darrell Price says Counsel Assisting recommendations are an “opportunity lost”

Aged care financial transparency bill referred for a Parliamentary Inquiry amid allegations of luxury cars and money being funnelled into church coffers post image

Aged care financial transparency bill referred for a Parliamentary Inquiry amid allegations of luxury cars and money being funnelled into church coffers

Aged care providers warned to have emergency plans in place for bushfire season post image

Aged care providers warned to have emergency plans in place for bushfire season

Reminder: submissions to the Royal Commission on Counsel Assisting recommendations close in a week post image

Reminder: submissions to the Royal Commission on Counsel Assisting recommendations close in a week

Counsel Assisting outlines five-year timeline for Royal Commission recommendations – but is it realistic? post image

Counsel Assisting outlines five-year timeline for Royal Commission recommendations – but is it realistic?

Retirement village operators likely to pick up the ‘care’ shortfall as focus on aged care moves to the home: Grant Corderoy post image

Retirement village operators likely to pick up the ‘care’ shortfall as focus on aged care moves to the home: Grant Corderoy

Reactions to the Counsel Assisting recommendations: the aged care sector tells us what will work – and what won’t post image

Reactions to the Counsel Assisting recommendations: the aged care sector tells us what will work – and what won’t