Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Topic - Aged Care

Counsel Assisting raises idea of aged care quality standard on technology for providers – with sanctions for non-compliance – during panel – while Commissioner Briggs questions if sector showing leadership on technology post image

Counsel Assisting raises idea of aged care quality standard on technology for providers – with sanctions for non-compliance – during panel – while Commissioner Briggs questions if sector showing leadership on technology

Online community for older people “gives me a reason to get out of bed”, Gold Coast woman says post image

Online community for older people “gives me a reason to get out of bed”, Gold Coast woman says

Providers should be required to collect minimum data set – but it will take 10 years to transform the system, panel says post image

Providers should be required to collect minimum data set – but it will take 10 years to transform the system, panel says

Health Department and BaptistCare virus videos​ post image

Health Department and BaptistCare virus videos​

Flu – and coronavirus – through to October? post image

Flu – and coronavirus – through to October?

A foreboding US case study – 70 staff of one care home infected​ post image

A foreboding US case study – 70 staff of one care home infected​

Belgium aged care home has 34 positive cases​ post image

Belgium aged care home has 34 positive cases​

Government’s stimulus package leaves little for aged care – is consolidation the key to saving the sector? post image

Government’s stimulus package leaves little for aged care – is consolidation the key to saving the sector?

Coronavirus causes Royal Commission to cut off public access to hearings and workshops post image

Coronavirus causes Royal Commission to cut off public access to hearings and workshops

Surplus ‘dead and buried’ as Government rolls out $17.6 billion coronavirus stimulus package to stave off recession – how will aged care benefit? post image

Surplus ‘dead and buried’ as Government rolls out $17.6 billion coronavirus stimulus package to stave off recession – how will aged care benefit?

Royal Commission reveals focus for next Adelaide hearing – mental health, oral health and allied health care post image

Royal Commission reveals focus for next Adelaide hearing – mental health, oral health and allied health care

GPs shopping for face masks at Bunnings – how long until aged care providers face shortages of PPEs? post image

GPs shopping for face masks at Bunnings – how long until aged care providers face shortages of PPEs?