Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Government Policy

Department of Health representatives dispute Government clearinghouse data that 9% of aged care residents didn’t see a GP in 2016/17 – Senior Counsel calls out DoH for failing to identify underlying need for GPs

Only one resident out of 1,200 with an ACFI claim for palliative care: in-house palliative care nurse practitioner says providers can’t provide similar service without funding and regulatory reform

Red tape preventing aged care and home care recipients from accessing restorative care, rehabilitation medicine expert argues – and funding for rehabilitation should be tied to residents

Hospital systems in Australia don’t collect data to identify aged care residents, geriatric emergency medicine panel tells Commission – and live link to MyAgedCare data is the solution

Ingenia approved to increase Port Stephens land lease community to 440 homes just 16 months after opening​ post image

Ingenia approved to increase Port Stephens land lease community to 440 homes just 16 months after opening​

VIC Gov opens 100 rental homes – 2100 more to come post image

VIC Gov opens 100 rental homes – 2100 more to come

AnglicareSA wins federal funding pipeline for seniors affordable housing post image

AnglicareSA wins federal funding pipeline for seniors affordable housing

Number of home care operators greater than the number of residential aged care providers for first time – by 6%. ACAT numbers down 19% post image

Number of home care operators greater than the number of residential aged care providers for first time – by 6%. ACAT numbers down 19%

Aged care building and refurbishment a $4.9B a year business post image

Aged care building and refurbishment a $4.9B a year business

Aged care peaks warn of 2020 ‘emergency’ without urgent funding boost – is a 15% increase to staff pay the solution?

Last Royal Commission hearings for 2019 start next week in Canberra – Department of Health again under scrutiny

89.4% residential occupancy figure may not be accurate – because Government not analysing data, Mirus Head of IT says