Friday, 21 November 2025

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Nurses reject idea of individualised funding to provide more support at home – but Department of Health representative backs separate ‘Care Stream’ in “very lively session” post image

Nurses reject idea of individualised funding to provide more support at home – but Department of Health representative backs separate ‘Care Stream’ in “very lively session”

Commissioner Briggs warns providers must be prepared to “jump through hoops” for more funding – and pleads for sector’s leaders to step up or exit post image

Commissioner Briggs warns providers must be prepared to “jump through hoops” for more funding – and pleads for sector’s leaders to step up or exit

Retirement village operators take note: the Royal Commission is delivering you a ‘beautiful’ future post image

Retirement village operators take note: the Royal Commission is delivering you a ‘beautiful’ future

Housing confidence hits a six-year high: NAB post image

Housing confidence hits a six-year high: NAB

WA: Baptistcare signs MOU to take over Not For Profit aged care and village operator post image

WA: Baptistcare signs MOU to take over Not For Profit aged care and village operator

‘Nursing – Aged Care’ grows 21.9% on Seek post image

‘Nursing – Aged Care’ grows 21.9% on Seek

Former Sydney aged care worker charged with assaulting eight residents post image

Former Sydney aged care worker charged with assaulting eight residents

Sydney aged care home evacuated after fire breaks out in the basement post image

Sydney aged care home evacuated after fire breaks out in the basement

Department of Health representative dismisses Royal Commission’s idea for multiple entry points to access aged care system – but says rapid expansion of home care workforce not “impossible task” post image

Department of Health representative dismisses Royal Commission’s idea for multiple entry points to access aged care system – but says rapid expansion of home care workforce not “impossible task”

Workshops to be more common now as Royal Commission tests ideas for future aged care system, Senior Counsel says post image

Workshops to be more common now as Royal Commission tests ideas for future aged care system, Senior Counsel says

Looking at the ‘Big Picture’: Senior Counsel tests idea of system navigators, basic assessments and uncapping supply – as Commissioner Briggs acknowledges providing ‘quality of life’ high risk for Government post image

Looking at the ‘Big Picture’: Senior Counsel tests idea of system navigators, basic assessments and uncapping supply – as Commissioner Briggs acknowledges providing ‘quality of life’ high risk for Government

Witnesses back plans for voucher-style system and means testing for ‘Entry Level Support’ – Commissioner Briggs hints at aged care ‘levy’ to pay for services post image

Witnesses back plans for voucher-style system and means testing for ‘Entry Level Support’ – Commissioner Briggs hints at aged care ‘levy’ to pay for services