International

US: over 550 nursing homes have closed their doors since June 2015 – including 4 and 5-star facilities post image

US: over 550 nursing homes have closed their doors since June 2015 – including 4 and 5-star facilities

Summerset buys Victorian property for second Australian retirement village post image

Summerset buys Victorian property for second Australian retirement village

Minimum staffing levels must include RNs plus PCAs – and incentivise NFP providers over For Profits – professor behind US nursing home ratings system tells Commission post image

Minimum staffing levels must include RNs plus PCAs – and incentivise NFP providers over For Profits – professor behind US nursing home ratings system tells Commission

Better pay and conditions for aged care staff should be part of accreditation process and service agreements, NZ aged care work expert says post image

Better pay and conditions for aged care staff should be part of accreditation process and service agreements, NZ aged care work expert says

NZ’s second-largest village operator Metlifecare set for Australian expansion after bidder opens Sydney office post image

NZ’s second-largest village operator Metlifecare set for Australian expansion after bidder opens Sydney office

Royal Commission’s next hearing to set direction for future of aged care workforce – with two high-profile international witnesses post image

Royal Commission’s next hearing to set direction for future of aged care workforce – with two high-profile international witnesses

Public reporting of staffing levels – and minimum staffing ratios – on the cards at upcoming workforce hearings post image

Public reporting of staffing levels – and minimum staffing ratios – on the cards at upcoming workforce hearings

Denmark pays family carers to look after older relatives at home post image

Denmark pays family carers to look after older relatives at home

Pre-empting the need for aged care: Denmark mandated preventive home visits for elderly in 1998 post image

Pre-empting the need for aged care: Denmark mandated preventive home visits for elderly in 1998

Denmark limited construction of nursing homes in 1988 – leading to 30% drop in aged care beds post image

Denmark limited construction of nursing homes in 1988 – leading to 30% drop in aged care beds

Denmark passed a law in 2015 requiring older people to undertake reablement before receiving home care – delivering 60% success rate post image

Denmark passed a law in 2015 requiring older people to undertake reablement before receiving home care – delivering 60% success rate

Thailand targets retirees with retirement and care units as low as $350 a week post image

Thailand targets retirees with retirement and care units as low as $350 a week