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He is Policy Advisor to the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) and Chairs the Editorial Board of Australia's Aged Care Sector. He undertakes policy research for the Commonwealth Government ...
which is the gateway to the three main forms of aged care in Australia: the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP), Home Care Packages, and residential aged care. You can access their website ...
In Australia, there are 14 rights that protect anyone receiving government-funded aged care, whether at home or at a residential facility. But what happens if you or a loved one are unsatisfied ...
It will provide advice to ensure reforms address future challenges and opportunities in aged care. The Australian government is forming an aged care transition taskforce to help implement reforms ...
Those rules are in stark contrast to how the rest of Australia now lives. But Sheila believes she's luckier than others in aged care — many residents can't leave the facility now and have ...
Earlier this year, the federal government’s aged care taskforce to reform and improve care provided to Australia’s ageing population handed down its recommendations. Among them, the ...
which currently comprise about 40% of the aged care workforce, many on temporary visas. And there are not enough. But Australia is also competing with other developed countries when it comes to safe ...
Over a three-year period, total health care costs for 39,363 frail individuals, identified during their first aged care assessment in 2013, were estimated at $1.28 billion, compared to $885 ...
TriCare Upper Mt Gravatt Aged Care Residence. One of South Australia’s largest aged care providers had some of the lowest ranked facilities in the state for safety, according to their own residents.