Since July this year, The Weekly SOURCE has been highlighting the total inadequacies of the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's new Single Assessment System, which is mean "to simplify and improve aged care assessments." The...
Cameron McPherson, CEO of Medical & Aged Care Group, writes that Australia’s new Aged Care Act funds care delivery on a cost basis rather than on outcomes, rewarding activity over measurable gains in independence, connection and quality of life.
Unspent Home Care Package funds have climbed another $500 million to $4.1 billion – the equivalent of almost 70,000 unused Packages based on an average value of $60,000 – according to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s Quarter 4 2024–25 Quarterly Financial Snapshot (QFS).
The Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care (OIGAC) has released its annual report, uncovering an unexpected result in its first full year under the new Inspector-General, Natalie Siegel-Brown.
