Home Care
Senators to target Support at Home at upcoming Senate Estimates
The Shadow Minister for Aged Care Anne Ruston and ACT Senator David Pocock are planning to go hard on the Government’s aged care reforms in the upcoming Senate Estimates. Community Affairs is next before Senate Estimates in two weeks’ time - on Wednesday 11 February and Thursday 12 February
Why aged care assessments for allied health have “gone backwards”
Barriers to allied health delivery are allegedly limiting the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)’s ability to provide reablement services to clients. Jennene Buckley, Director of Enkindle Consulting and former CEO of Feros Care, told The Weekly SOURCE that the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) is only approving specific allied health
Is this the canary in the coalmine for home care?
The arrival of 60% Interim Packages under Support at Home is more than a teething problem – it is a signal. A signal that the Government does not have the cash to fund the system it has designed – and that the sector will soon be asked to openly educate older Australians
Housing News
Aspen: housing situation is diabolical and opportunities are massive
Aspen’s longer-stay rentals are “essentially full” and rents are rising across its models.
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.
