Being a low-means resident can significantly lower aged care costs but it’s not universally available and you need to qualify on the day you move. Careful planning is essential.

Rather than bold reforms that will safeguard Australians’ aged care services into the future, the taskforce largely recommends tidying up and keeping the status quo. And getting users to pay more.

In short: The federal government has unveiled its much-anticipated overhaul of the aged care system, which if passed could see providers fined more than $1.5 million for the most serious breaches.

The biggest reforms in aged care in about three decades have been delayed by a few months, as the federal government moves to allay concerns from the sector, which had been sounding the alarm ...

Aged care providers, like unions, have called on the federal government to fund higher pay for care workers; the Biden administration proposed a $400 billion funding increase but Republicans ...

Aged care providers can’t find staff and a crisis is brewing. If the problem isn’t fixed, there are serious risks to quality and access to services for older people who need support.

Aged care homes. The first change to the cost of aged care homes will come into effect on January 1, with the market price cap on refundable accommodation deposits (RADs) increasing from $550,000 ...

Aged care sector backs delay for major reform to the industry. Labor is pumping the brakes on sweeping “once-in-a-generation” reforms to a key sector, delaying a major part of the Albanese ...

Aged-care staff are poised to get a wage rise of up to 28 per cent after the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark decision for the sector.

The 2023 budget on May 9 will reveal aged care costs to have grown to make the sector the fifth-largest area of federal government expenditure. The costs will rise to an estimated $29.6bn from $24 ...

In-home aged care staff in the City of Port Phillip are concerned the council is planning to make them redundant. Advertisement. More councils are planning to end in-home help for older Victorians ...

Don’t go into shock when you get first aged care bill. Cash flow plans can be thrown into chaos if the first invoice shows much higher fees than expected. This is what to do. Louise Biti Contributor ...