Topic - Health

Living longer, but not better: life expectancy for Australians rises to 82.8 years post image

Living longer, but not better: life expectancy for Australians rises to 82.8 years

Royal Commission recommendations further consolidates retirement villages as the future solution with intergovernmental backing post image

Royal Commission recommendations further consolidates retirement villages as the future solution with intergovernmental backing

SA MP Rebekha Sharkie moves new bill calling for financial transparency from aged care providers post image

SA MP Rebekha Sharkie moves new bill calling for financial transparency from aged care providers

Southern Cross Care QLD threatens to quit sector if it is forced to provide voluntary euthanasia post image

Southern Cross Care QLD threatens to quit sector if it is forced to provide voluntary euthanasia

Calvary and Medibank join forces for SA Hospital at Home program post image

Calvary and Medibank join forces for SA Hospital at Home program

Aged care regulator to target providers failing to meet RAD obligations with new campaign post image

Aged care regulator to target providers failing to meet RAD obligations with new campaign

Federal Budget delivers $1.6 billion for 23,000 new Home Care Packages – but residential care providers to hang on for next seven months until May 2021 Budget. Is this a sign of the Government’s lack of respect for operators? post image

Federal Budget delivers $1.6 billion for 23,000 new Home Care Packages – but residential care providers to hang on for next seven months until May 2021 Budget. Is this a sign of the Government’s lack of respect for operators?

The sector reacts to the Budget: aged care leaders weigh in on where the Government has got it right – and wrong post image

The sector reacts to the Budget: aged care leaders weigh in on where the Government has got it right – and wrong

Royal Commission to hold its final hearing in two weeks – Senior Counsel Assisting to make their final submissions to the Commissioners post image

Royal Commission to hold its final hearing in two weeks – Senior Counsel Assisting to make their final submissions to the Commissioners

First phase of new payments in arrears arrangements for home care providers to start 1 February – second phase from September post image

First phase of new payments in arrears arrangements for home care providers to start 1 February – second phase from September

Aged care residents will eat more when served larger portions post image

Aged care residents will eat more when served larger portions

Only 2,000 new Level 4 packages among 23,000 new Home Care Packages – StewartBrown says packages should be extended to Level 6 post image

Only 2,000 new Level 4 packages among 23,000 new Home Care Packages – StewartBrown says packages should be extended to Level 6