Safe visits for elderly would be fine result
The Morrison government and senior federal bureaucrats have felt ambushed by the aged-care royal commission over COVID-19.
Aged Care
Two in three staff lack PPE training
Just one in three aged care workers has done the federal government’s personal protection training module.
$10m to move young out of aged care
The Morrison government commits $10m to supporting people under 65 living in nursing homes to find alternative accommodation.
Empty nursing home costing $56k a month
Australian taxpayers have been slugged an average of $56,400 per month to keep open a 40-bed nursing home in Victoria which has had no residents.
Aged-care watchdog gave no fines, despite complaints
The Aged Care watchdog failed to issue a single fine or warning despite receiving more than 2000 complaints.
Regulator slow to check homes
The nation’s aged-care regulator has checked infection control procedures in just one in six facilities across the nation.
‘Increase in-home care to save lives’
Coronavirus-related deaths across Australian aged care facilities dramatically eclipse the fatalities recorded among those receiving in-home care.
Elderly should pay up for aged care: Treasury
The family home should be included in any means test regarding contributions for aged care, federal Treasury says.
Keating, Costello to front royal commission
Australia’s two highest profile federal treasurers of the last 50 years will give evidence to the aged care royal commission.
Aged care staff ‘drowning in paperwork’
Staff in nursing homes worry they are spending too much time filling in forms when residents need care.
Aged care companies raking in profits
Nursing home operators are making millions without having to make clear the value of, or spending on, the care they offer.
FOI request over aged care’s Covid cost rejected
The Department of Health has refused to release a report it commissioned into the financial impact of COVID-19 on the aged care sector.
Tax lift of 1pc the cure for aged care’s ills
Bringing aged care up to scratch would require every Australian to pay an extra one percentage point of income tax, a Deloitte Access Economics report finds.
Nursing home deaths down
The number of deaths of nursing home residents has fallen by almost 1000 in the first seven months of 2020 compared with the year before.
Clarity lacking on aged-care fatalities
Victorian authorities have failed to clearly explain why they have only this week included an extra 100 aged-care deaths in the state’s coronavirus toll.
‘Prioritise home care over nursing homes’
Focus on home care would give older Australians what they want and benefit the budget bottom line, the aged care inquiry hears.
Battle over JobKeeper to dominate Senate sitting
Josh Frydenberg says his JobKeeper extension plans are prioritising saving jobs over maintaining levels of pay, setting up a battle over wage subsidies in the Senate.
Calls for Medicare levy hike to fund aged-care
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese face grassroots marginal seat campaigns unless they adopt a bipartisan approach to fix the nation’s COVID-ravaged nursing home system.
Colbeck walks out on ‘ALP games’
Richard Colbeck claims Labor has had its ‘gotcha moment’ over his handling of the aged-care crisis.
Supercharged teams for aged-care response
Aged-care rapid response centres to be set up in all states, territories to get ahead of potential COVID-19 outbreaks.
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