Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Topic - Aged Care

Adding requirements for aged care providers to provide health care could over-burden facilities, panel of GP and nurse practitioner outreach providers tells Commission – as Commissioner Briggs says providers must upskill digital record systems

Senior Counsel says hearings will test idea that aged care providers should be responsible for residents’ health care

Panel of GP representatives argue ‘performance payments’ for GPs wouldn’t work in residential care – Commissioner Briggs labels lack of specialists in aged care a “shocking state of affairs”

Number of home care operators greater than the number of residential aged care providers for first time – by 6%. ACAT numbers down 19% post image

Number of home care operators greater than the number of residential aged care providers for first time – by 6%. ACAT numbers down 19%

Aged care building and refurbishment a $4.9B a year business post image

Aged care building and refurbishment a $4.9B a year business

Last VIC council operating aged care homes ends sale process – Royal Commission post image

Last VIC council operating aged care homes ends sale process – Royal Commission

Aged care peaks warn of 2020 ‘emergency’ without urgent funding boost – is a 15% increase to staff pay the solution?

Last Royal Commission hearings for 2019 start next week in Canberra – Department of Health again under scrutiny

“To do it well takes inspiration and passion”: Commissioner Briggs gives her thoughts on leadership from time as Medicare CEO

Will the Royal Commission’s Interim Report disappear? Commissioner Briggs’ history of delivering real reforms suggests not

89.4% residential occupancy figure may not be accurate – because Government not analysing data, Mirus Head of IT says

Operation ‘No Vacancy’: Ideal Consultancy points out demand for residential and respite care grew 15% between 2016 and 2019