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Obstacles and opportunities: Counsel Assisting’s proposals for aged care redesign point to greater accountability – and incentives – for providers post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Obstacles and opportunities: Counsel Assisting’s proposals for aged care redesign point to greater accountability – and incentives – for providers

by The Weekly Source
Uncapping supply, immediate access to supports and a new “care finder” workforce: Senior Counsel outlines ideas for redesign of aged care system – as Commissioner Pagone calls on sector to “fully engage” with Royal Commission post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Uncapping supply, immediate access to supports and a new “care finder” workforce: Senior Counsel outlines ideas for redesign of aged care system – as Commissioner Pagone calls on sector to “fully engage” with Royal Commission

by The Weekly Source
Federal Government drops plans to ‘privatise’ ACATs – will the Royal Commission be left to decide the fate of the assessment teams? post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Federal Government drops plans to ‘privatise’ ACATs – will the Royal Commission be left to decide the fate of the assessment teams?

by The Weekly Source
Deputy PM personally lobbied PM and Aged Care Minister for $120K to keep open Victorian aged care home in Nationals electorate – Labor says facilities in its electorates denied funding post image
Topic - Editorial Government Policy

Deputy PM personally lobbied PM and Aged Care Minister for $120K to keep open Victorian aged care home in Nationals electorate – Labor says facilities in its electorates denied funding

by The Weekly Source
Greg Hunt backs away from Fed Govt plans to ‘privatise’ ACAT teams post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Greg Hunt backs away from Fed Govt plans to ‘privatise’ ACAT teams

by The Weekly Source
Fed Govt introduces Bill to move to paying home care providers in arrears – new system starts 1 June 2020 post image
Ageing Topic - Editorial

Fed Govt introduces Bill to move to paying home care providers in arrears – new system starts 1 June 2020

by The Weekly Source
Topic - Editorial Government Policy

Health Secretary Glenys Beauchamp dragged into sports rorts scandal – tells inquiry she destroyed sports grants meeting notes

by The Weekly Source
Chief Medical Officer issues Coronavirus warning to residential aged care providers post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Chief Medical Officer issues Coronavirus warning to residential aged care providers

by The Weekly Source
SA Govt invests $1.4M to train 300 aged care workers – $5,000 each post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

SA Govt invests $1.4M to train 300 aged care workers – $5,000 each

by The Weekly Source
“No one coming to the rescue”: Labor says Aged Care Minister wouldn’t help aged care homes in its electorates – Government sitting on $27 billion RAD liability if sector fails post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

“No one coming to the rescue”: Labor says Aged Care Minister wouldn’t help aged care homes in its electorates – Government sitting on $27 billion RAD liability if sector fails

by The Weekly Source
Nationals Leader personally lobbied PM and Aged Care Minister for $120K to keep open Victorian aged care home in Nationals electorate – will we see this repeated as more providers go to the wall? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Nationals Leader personally lobbied PM and Aged Care Minister for $120K to keep open Victorian aged care home in Nationals electorate – will we see this repeated as more providers go to the wall?

by The Weekly Source
Counsel Assisting identifies respect for staff as key to building workforce – do we need a Government-led social campaign to change the image of aged care work? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Counsel Assisting identifies respect for staff as key to building workforce – do we need a Government-led social campaign to change the image of aged care work?

by The Weekly Source