Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Government Policy

Government restricts visits to aged care homes – many providers ban visitors outright ​ post image

Government restricts visits to aged care homes – many providers ban visitors outright ​

Government looks to international students to fill aged care staff shortages ​ post image

Government looks to international students to fill aged care staff shortages ​

QLD: Beaumont Care opens sixth aged care home – $4M in Govt funding ​ post image

QLD: Beaumont Care opens sixth aged care home – $4M in Govt funding ​

Government kicks in another $445 million for aged care providers to fight coronavirus – aged care workers to be prioritised for testing post image

Government kicks in another $445 million for aged care providers to fight coronavirus – aged care workers to be prioritised for testing

Royal Commission into Aged Care suspends hearings and workshops due to coronavirus post image

Royal Commission into Aged Care suspends hearings and workshops due to coronavirus

Visitor bans, no background checks, “parachuting” in staff: how are providers in other countries tackling the coronavirus and the challenges of delivering care? post image

Visitor bans, no background checks, “parachuting” in staff: how are providers in other countries tackling the coronavirus and the challenges of delivering care?

Teaching aged care services program needs to be revived, education and training panel tells Commission post image

Teaching aged care services program needs to be revived, education and training panel tells Commission

Providers should be required to collect minimum data set – but it will take 10 years to transform the system, panel says post image

Providers should be required to collect minimum data set – but it will take 10 years to transform the system, panel says

Coronavirus post image

Coronavirus

Health Department and BaptistCare virus videos​ post image

Health Department and BaptistCare virus videos​

Government’s stimulus package leaves little for aged care – is consolidation the key to saving the sector? post image

Government’s stimulus package leaves little for aged care – is consolidation the key to saving the sector?

Coronavirus causes Royal Commission to cut off public access to hearings and workshops post image

Coronavirus causes Royal Commission to cut off public access to hearings and workshops