Australian Ageing Agenda

Respect expands to NSW Central Coast

Respect will take over Alino Living’s 49-bed aged care home and 106-unit retirement village in Wyoming, NSW.

Project looks at all data to understand final chapter

Flinders University and Catholic Healthcare have teamed up to support a PhD candidate to explore the use of existing clinical data to improve en…

Profit not uncertainty behind CHSP withdrawal

Council representatives say operating CHSP at a loss is causing tensions, while the WA Government highlights concerns with the IAT.

Aged care ‘can be sexy’

Ahead of her retirement, Ada Cheng sits down with AAA to share her views on 40 years of change and what’s next for the sector.

Govt has used a ‘sledgehammer’ to meet outcomes

Including pensioners in co-contribution requirements has left people feeling ashamed and disillusioned, a Senate hearing has heard.

Villaggio Sant’ Antonio opens café

The aged care home has opened the community hub to foster community connection and reduce loneliness.

Frame CHSP as preventative program, Alliance says

The CHSP Alliance Summit outlined five propositions for the sector to reflect on as it prepares for the CHSP redesign consultation.

Providers ignoring key drop-out signs at recruitment

Feros Care was able to halve workforce attrition by weeding out inauthenticity and supporting workers to have empathic concern rather than distr…

Support at Home an ‘utter unmitigated disaster’

Anne Ruston has recognised the sector's advocacy in the decision to maintain CHSP as a standalone program while attributing the ‘failure of Supp…

CHSP consultation to open soon

Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae has urged CHSP providers to reconsider any plans to withdraw from the program and to speak to the gov…

Bulahdelah prepares for new home

After four years offline and a major refurbishment project, the Bulahdelah Community Lodge is almost ready to welcome residents.

Racism persists in aged care

The aged care sector relies heavily on a migrant workforce, but employers are not protecting workers from racism by care recipients and co-worke…

CHSP funding extended two more years

The Commonwealth Home Support Program will be extended until mid-2029, redesigned, and kept separate from Support at Home, the government has an…

Senate passes motion to abolish IAT

Penny Allman-Payne says ‘the minister is out of his depth’ and that he has ‘failed categorically to listen to the concerns that have been raised…

Club seeks support for rural model

After 15 years of working on a sustainable aged care solution for its regional community, the Wedderburn Lions Club is inviting government, heal…

Australian Unity drops community nurse role

The decision impacts over 80 nurses and comes in response to Support at Home program settings and feedback from teams operating under the new pr…

CHA appoints new chair, deputy chair

Damien O’Brien and Virginia Bourke have been unanimously elected chair and deputy chair, respectively, and will take up their new roles on 31 Au…

Group aims to fill the dental gaps

Workforce education and policy reform are key priorities for a new alliance targeting better oral health in aged care.