Home Care
Government extends deadline for first Support at Home claims
Listening to industry concern, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, has given providers an extra 30 days to submit their first claims under the new in-home aged care program. Providers will now have until 31 March 2026 to submit claims for services delivered under Support at Home between 1
Appeals surge against Govt’s automated aged care assessments
Since human oversight was removed from the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) last year, requests to have decisions reviewed have soared. Consumers have lodged 414 appeals against decisions made by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) since the new Aged Care Act came into effect
AlayaCare’s AlayaFlow delivers 20% cut in home care documentation time
AlayaCare has unveiled a new agentic AI workflow platform designed to automate time-consuming administrative tasks in home care. The cloud-based home and community care technology provider launched AlayaFlow at its Better Outcomes 2026 user conference in Sydney today (Wednesday 25 February), positioning it as a back-office efficiency engine that frees
Health
Aged care steps in as WA hospitals struggle to discharge
Tim said around 20% of participants may be able to return home with the right short-term support, while most will transition into residential aged care.
Call to retirement living operators: designated seniors housing land next to Western Sydney hospital
With more than 104,000 over-50s already in the local catchment, Arrow Advisory Group has opened Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Blacktown Integrated Seniors Living & Healthcare Precinct – a 2,791m² flagship site directly adjacent to...
21 aged care homes’ worth of hospital patients stuck waiting for discharge
As Premiers and Health Ministers battle Canberra over hospital funding, a new report has revealed a key reason costs are surging: thousands of older Australians remain stranded in hospital beds because there’s nowhere else for them to go.
