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Catholic sector welcomes change to accommodation payment
Catholic Health Australia says the Albanese Government’s decision to let aged care residents pay for their accommodation by lump sum while their means assessment is finalised is a sensible and welcome change.
Average of 17 seniors died every day waiting for home care last year
An average of 17 older Australians died while waiting to receive necessary home care each day last year, according to the latest official figures – an increase of more than a third on the previous year. Source: ABC News.
New leader to guide Southern Cross Care in NSW, ACT
Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) has announced Patrick Reid will be its next chief executive officer, following a comprehensive search for a leader to guide the organisation into its next phase.
Emails reveal turmoil as aged care assessors lost ability to overrule algorithm
Senior health department officials were in turmoil before the rollout of an algorithm to determine funding packages for older Australians, after discovering legislation had been drafted so rigidly that the tool could not legally be overridden by aged care assessors. Source: The Guardian.
Government to ban providers from charging ‘unreasonable’ new fees
The Albanese Government will bar residential aged care providers from charging elderly Australians an “unreasonable” fee, as it seeks to reform the beleaguered system. Source: The Australian.
Push to impose safeguards on automated aged care decisions
Australians relying on computer-generated decisions for critical aged care and disability funding could be granted greater protections as pressure mounts on the government to impose safeguards. Source: Yahoo News.
Butler stands firm on cuts despite fears of hospital chaos
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has stood firm on plans to scale back private health insurance rebates for older Australians, pushing back against state warnings that the move will trigger a surge in public hospital admissions. Source: Daily Telegraph.
Mercy Health breaks ground on integrated seniors precinct
Mercy Health has begun construction on a new integrated seniors precinct that will bring retirement living, home care and residential aged care together in one community, helping meet growing demand for seniors housing and care on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
Government’s move poses risk to older Australians and aged care providers: CHA
The government’s decision to impose a real-terms funding cut on aged care providers across the country poses a serious risk to quality care for older Australians and must be revisited immediately, Catholic Health Australia said today.