Tax us for care, not for profits
Australians will accept an income levy to pay for better aged care ‘if the money goes into services, not the pockets of providers’.
Aged Care
Aged-care homes ‘must lift their game on food’
More than half of the people in nursing homes in 2019 had a diagnosis of one of the forms of dementia.
Practical measures needed won’t be fast or come cheap
A blank cheque and 100,000 more homecare packages will not fix the broken aged-care system.
Aged care: we should all pay to fix system
Income of every working Australian should be levied to fix ‘neglected’ aged-care system, royal commission recommends.
By the numbers treatment penalises the individual
Diana Scott, 76, is one of 100,000 Australians waiting for a higher level of homecare.
Call for transformation, not tinkering
A split on recommendations by the aged care royal commissioners is ‘disappointing, but no excuse for delaying reform’.
‘Chance to make up for years of neglect’
The ALP says the aged-care royal commission report provides a “pathway forward” for reforming a sector “besieged by neglect”.
Commissioners’ split muddies hopes for reform
The aged care commissioners have sought to play down their differences in their final report, saying they may strengthen reform. Don’t buy that for a second.
Aged care system ‘besieged by neglect’
The two-year royal commission’s final report lists 148 recommendations for change to a sector beset with difficulties over the last decade.
Commissioners split over aged-care reforms
The aged-care final report makes contrasting recommendations for a new model that means higher taxes or greater-user pay contributions.
The fix is in for ‘broken’ aged care
The quality of life of millions of Australians could hinge on a document now sitting with the Morrison government.
Too few carers ‘puts our elderly at risk’
Aged-care workers say they can’t deliver the quality of care residents deserve because too few staff are rostered on at any time.
Seniors lobby for homecare boost
National Seniors Australia is calling on the Morrison government to immediately boost the number of homecare packages and roll out a training program.
Make jabs a must for our workers: aged-care bosses
Aged-care providers are urging the nation’s chief health officers to recommend making vaccinations mandatory for nursing home staff.
Aged care ‘must get its house in order’
Nursing homes will have to address their culture and leadership before the ailing sector can improve, the Health Department says.
No jab, no job: Premier
Annastacia Palaszczuk says the COVID-19 vaccine may have to be mandatory in high-risk industries.
Weigh giving jab to frail elderly: TGA
Doctors and nurses administering the Pfizer vaccine should ‘carefully assess’ the merits of giving the jab to the frail elderly on a case-by-case basis.
Aged-care watchdog seeking more bite
Australia’s aged-care regulator looks to triple its on-site retirement home audits after being accused of failing to manage COVID-19 outbreaks.
Four in 10 nursing home residents suffer abuse
Up to 40 per cent of nursing home residents in Australia are experiencing abuse, a rate that is among the highest in the world, a new study has revealed.
Minister wants to stay despite aged-care pain
Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck says he wants to retain his portfolio ahead of the looming Morrison government cabinet reshuffle.
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