Topic - Health

12,000 older Australians died waiting for home care in 2018-19, report shows post image

12,000 older Australians died waiting for home care in 2018-19, report shows

UnitingCare QLD declares $40M loss as sector’s funding woes continue post image

UnitingCare QLD declares $40M loss as sector’s funding woes continue

Bendigo aged care residents facing GP shortage post image

Bendigo aged care residents facing GP shortage

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“Aged care should not be seen as a commodity”: Commissioners propose separating care and accommodation in first consultation paper on future design of the aged care system

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Government provides just $87 million to tackle ‘bureaucratic spaghetti’ in MYEFO – what will be the impact on ‘care’?

Fed Govt provides just $87 million to tackle aged care red tape in MYEFO post image

Fed Govt provides just $87 million to tackle aged care red tape in MYEFO

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Senior Counsel calls on Commonwealth, States and Territories and providers to join forces to fix failings in interface between aged care and health care – as Counsel Assisting “reconsiders” propositions

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Provider-driven market has failed to deliver health care to residents, state health officials say – but funding, legislative and information sharing reform needed to incentivise change

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Department of Health representatives dispute Government clearinghouse data that 9% of aged care residents didn’t see a GP in 2016/17 – Senior Counsel calls out DoH for failing to identify underlying need for GPs

Number of home care operators greater than the number of residential aged care providers for first time – by 6%. ACAT numbers down 19% post image

Number of home care operators greater than the number of residential aged care providers for first time – by 6%. ACAT numbers down 19%

Aged care building and refurbishment a $4.9B a year business post image

Aged care building and refurbishment a $4.9B a year business

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Aged care peaks warn of 2020 ‘emergency’ without urgent funding boost – is a 15% increase to staff pay the solution?