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• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
PM calls for ‘once in a generation change’ to aged care
Today, the Government delivered its initial response to the Final Report findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which outlined 148 recommendations that aim to fix the...

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
New research shows Australian communities wants to change aged care
A new research paper from the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University, commissioned by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, has highlighted the comprehensive change needed...

• Finance
• · Government
Industry comes together to demand reform in aged care
A new sector alliance announced today, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), is demanding huge industry reform once the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommendations are...

• Government
• · Leadership
Official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice for Aged Care
A new Code of Practice for Aged Care, intended to uphold the quality of care delivered in the industry as well as better support the aged care workforce, has been officially launched. And while...

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
New outbreak management guide for aged care providers
A new guide for aged care providers outlines how they should be supporting their staff, care recipients, family members and visitors when preventing, preparing and managing a COVID-19 outbreak.

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
Government responds to COVID-19 Special Report recommendations
As the deadline approached for a response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Special Report into aged care and COVID-19, the Government released its response last night,...

• Finance
• · Government
Independent review recommends overhaul of retirement income system
An independent Retirement Income Review has suggested the entire system needs to be overhauled, a call that is supported by industry and consumer peak bodies.

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
South Australia goes into six day “circuit breaker” lockdown
Premier for South Australia, Steven Marshall, has just announced a six-day lockdown, similar to what was seen in Melbourne, Victoria, including complete lockdowns of aged care facilities and mandatory...

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
Study finds Government-run aged care averages better on quality indicators
New research released by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found that Government operated aged care facilities outperform non-for-profit organisations and for-profit...

• Culture Awareness
• · Finance
Landmark work value case calls for 25 percent aged care wage increase
The Health Services Union (HSU), a members-based union, has launched a landmark work value case with the Fair Work Commission in a bid to lift wages by 25 percent for the aged care workforce.

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
Industry responds to proposed reforms from Royal Commission
The industry response to the proposed recommendations to revive the aged care sector has been overwhelmingly positive, with most peak bodies feeling like the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality...

• Government
Final Royal Commission submission and proposed recommendations cause a stir
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety received Counsel Assisting’s final submission and proposed recommendations for the aged care sector on 22 October, outlining numerous...

• Government
• · Leadership
Government trialling potential ACFI replacement in 2021
The Federal Government has announced a trial of an alternative funding model in the aged care sector, which could potentially replace the current Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI).

• Education & Training
• · Government
Dr Norman Swan explores COVID-19’s impact on future aged care
Physician and ABC producer, journalist and broadcaster, Dr Norman Swan, expressed the need for costly changes in a fragmented and ill-working aged care sector, and outlined the suspected changes we...

• Education & Training
• · Finance
Aged care sector responds to missed opportunities in Federal Budget
The Federal Government released the Federal Budget on Tuesday night which offered investments into the aged care sector but has still been labelled by peak bodies and aged care providers as a missed...