Consumers Industry Government New visitor access guidelines to be national standard after Government endorsement The National Cabinet has endorsed new visitation advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Concerns that Religious Discrimination Bill could negatively impact older people Peak body for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has highlighted concerns the Religious...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector sends open letter to Prime Minister Aged care peak bodies, providers and unions have come together to direct an open letter to Prime Minister Scott...
Consumers Industry Government Federal Government bows to sector pressure, deploys ADF in aged care After weeks of denying the aged care sector’s request of deploying the Australian Defence Force in aged care, Prime...
Consumers Industry Government Peak bodies call for national assistive technology program for older people with disability The Federal Government needs to end age discrimination in disability support and provide older Australians living with a...
Consumers Industry Government Sector calls for defence force to be deployed in aged care, Government rejects request Aged care peak bodies and unions are requesting for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to be brought in to assist in...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Consumer peak concerned for aged care residents’ rights The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), peak body for older Australians, is calling on Governments and the aged care...
Consumers Industry Government COVID-19 super spreader variant causing havoc in aged care sector With the aggressive spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and the Government’s new attempt at a...
Consumers Elder Abuse · Government Landmark OPAN report reveals unacceptable aged care experiences over last year A new report from the Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN), the peak body for advocacy for older Australians,...
Consumers Industry Dementia Australia needs urgent healthcare reform to cope with future dementia numbers In a newly released White Paper, dementia experts are calling for immediate action to reform a healthcare system that...
Consumers Industry Government Industry calls on in home care and community workforce to get vaccinated as deadline looms Aged care peak bodies are encouraging those who work in the in home care and community services sector to get their...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for in home and community aged care workers On Wednesday, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) announced that it recommends the COVID-19...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Education & Training COVID-19 outbreaks exposed shortfalls in aged care, finds review Recommendations from a review into COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities aim to fix “shortcomings and...
Consumers Industry Government Aged care residents first in line for COVID-19 booster shot Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, announced on Wednesday that aged care residents will be among the first to...
Consumers Industry Government National Cabinet approves reduced visitor restrictions plan for aged care homes Residents in aged care facilities will be able to get together with their loved ones again after National Cabinet agreed...
Industry Health and Wellbeing · Products Electronic drug register provides peace of mind in aged care SPONSORED STORY – Victorian aged care provider Nagambie Aged Care has streamlined its services utilising an...
Consumers Industry Government Protection of older Australians improved since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic Newly released statistics have confirmed significantly more aged care residents died from COVID-19 than any other...
Consumers Industry Government Anonymous reporting tool exposes failures in aged care A new whistleblower reporting tool established by United Workers Union (UWU) has had over 2,000 aged care workers expose...
Consumers Industry Government Only half of aged care workers vaccinated as mandatory vaccine deadline approaches The Federal Government has released national vaccination rates of aged care workers that show that only half of the...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness The sector thanks their aged care heroes Ahead of Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) on 7 August, the industry is showing its appreciation and love for its dedicated...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness What will aged care look like in five years? It has been a tumultuous 18 months in aged care with COVID-19 providing a stark look into the sector’s areas of...