aged care

Experts raise concerns about staffing shortages, regulatory complexities, funding inadequacies, and the impact of the new 'Support at Home' program.

Adovocates argued that the current aged care bill will maintain the status quo unless sweeping changes are made.

The new tool could help address a serious problem in Australian nursing homes.

A new report has revealed that the disease is the second highest cause of death in the nation.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the reform will make the budget more sustainable.

A boost to aged care workers' salaries is among the $2.2 billion in announcements made for the sector ...

This follows a Fair Work Commission ruling on a union's application to raise aged-care workers' wages by 25 ...

The Aged Care Taskforce suggested that the cost of the ballooning aged care sector should be self-funded by ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that Australia needs to start planning and preparing for its ageing population ...

Aged-care residents could see the cost of their medicines go up if planned dispensing changes go ahead as ...

Writing, puzzles, chess and cards are among activities that may help reduce the risks of dementia in older ...

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said two decades of inaction have left the federal government in a position ...

Calls for a levy to improve aged care quality have been labelled as a "lazy" way of fixing ...

The Australian government has downplayed concerns that inflation will flare up following the record pay rises for aged ...

Australia's aged care sector will cost the country $5 billion (US$3.36 billion) more in 2022-2023 and is expected ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government makes "no apology" for its ambitious 24/7 nursing requirement for aged ...

At aged care homes across the country, an unfathomable problem is literally piling up with absorbent, single-use products ...

The residential aged care system is under significant strain, with two-thirds of providers making a loss late last ...

Australia’s residential aged care and home care sector is operating at a loss with a recent survey finding ...

Australia's Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has defended the new star rating system for nursing homes against criticism ...

The federal government should be scrutinised more over the rising number of COVID-19 deaths in aged care, an ...

Aged care workers have said they are sceptical the federal government's ambitious planned reforms to the sector can ...

Pay rises given to aged care workers could be "stepped out" over a period of time, Aged Care ...

The government will push for a significant and meaningful pay rise for workers in the aged care sector ...

A star-rating system for Australia's aged care facilities is expected to be in place by the end of ...

Australia's shortage of aged care workers has doubled to 35,000 in less than a year, according to a ...

Less than three percent of Australians with mental health conditions living in residential aged care facilities access government-subsidised ...