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ACU health care ethicists call for radical rethink of aged care
Australian Catholic University health care ethicists are calling for a fundamental shift in Australia’s approach to aged care that puts people before profit.
Catholic health sector supports Aged Care Act
Catholic Health Australia expressed support for the passage of the Aged Care Act during its appearance before the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs on Friday.
New aged care facility aims to be ahead of its times
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth is planning a new aged care facility in Greater Western Sydney that will be the first of its kind in the country when completed in 2025. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Inspector-General raises concerns over Labor’s aged care reforms
Labor’s $5.6 billion package of aged care reforms risk falling short of what was recommended by the royal commission, the Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care has warned. Source: The Australian.
Catholic sector welcomes agreement on aged care
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the agreement yesterday between Labor and the Coalition on a new approach to aged care and the introduction of the Aged Care Act into Parliament.
Labor, Coalition urged to agree on reforms to ailing health care industry
The aged care industry is warning Parliament is “basically out of time” to pass critical reforms this term and is urging Labor and the Coalition to immediately come to a bipartisan agreement. Source: The Australian.
Liberal backbenchers question aged care co-contributions
Coalition backbenchers are raising concerns over how co-contributions for wealthy older Australians paying for aged care will be calculated under legislation Labor hopes to present to Parliament this week. Source: The Australian.
Nursing shortage threatens plans to fix aged care sector
A national nursing shortage is wrecking plans to improve aged care despite a looming federal bid to fix the troubled sector, with the deficit likely to double by 2030 as demand for nurses continues to rise. Source: The Age.
Aged care shortage looms as funding crisis worsens
A funding crisis is tipped to leave older Australians without thousands of aged care places over the next five years, building pressure on Labor and the Coalition to strike a deal on a new regime. Source: The Age.