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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.
Self-funded retirees entering a nursing home face $40,000 bill
Self-funded retirees entering a nursing home after July next year face an average $40,000 extra coming out of their own pocket if the Albanese Government adopts the recommendations of its aged care taskforce for greater personal co-contributions. Source: The Australian.
Self-funded retirees to pay more for aged care services
Self-funded retirees will be asked to pay more out of their own savings for their aged care under a deal set to be struck between Labor and the Coalition. Source: The Australian.
Government and Opposition urged to prioritise Aged Care Act
Catholic Health Australia has joined other aged care provider peak bodies in supporting calls for both sides of federal Parliament to urgently prioritise the new Aged Care Act and address critical issues facing older Australians.
Fears aged care reforms will be sidelined until after federal election
The aged care sector and MPs have grown increasingly frustrated over secrecy and delays shrouding reforms that are hoped to transform how people are cared for at the end of their lives. Source: Canberra Times.