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Budget 2016: Healthcare Budget a Mixed Bag for NFPs

Eisha Gupta , Wednesday, 4th May 2016 - The federal budget delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison has been met with mixed reviews by the healthcare sector. The budget included key proposals and provided:

$29.9 million

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Aged Care Providers Merge in Sydney

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th April 2016 - Not for Profit aged care providers Anglicare Sydney and Anglican Retirement Villages (ARV) have agreed to merge, making the new organisation one of the largest aged care providers…

Diverse Workforce Benefits Ageing Population

Savannah Holliday, Monday, 18th April 2016 - Pairing aged care residents with carers from a similar cultural and linguistic background is becoming more common as Australia copes with its aging multicultural population, according…

Aged Care Peak Body Restructures

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th March 2016 - Long standing disquiet among state and federal aged care peak bodies has come to a head with the restructuring of the federated Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) organisation…

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A Success Story for the Ages

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 18th January 2016 - In just a few short years Sue Thomson has transformed her organisation, a Not for Profit aged care provider, from being on the brink of closure to one that is winning a slew of awards. …

Aged Care Sector Hits Back Over False Claim Allegations

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 17th December 2015 - The aged care sector has taken the Federal Government to task over claims that service providers were making false funding claims resulting in some media reports alleging that they…

Court Clears Aged Care NFP of “Serious Risk” Claims

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th December 2015 - The Federal Court has awarded financial compensation and quashed “serious risk” claims made by a government quality assurance agency against the Queensland Baptist…

Half of all Permanent Aged Care Patients Have Dementia

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 8th September 2015 - Half of all people in permanent residential aged care have dementia, according to the latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. A report by AIHW, called…

Urgent Action Needed on Young People in Aged Care

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 25th June 2015 - Urgent action is needed to dramatically improve the lives of young people with disability living in residential aged care across Australia, according to a Senate Community Affairs…

Feds Start Aged Care ‘Red Tape Reduction’ Trial

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 10th October 2014 - Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has launched a trial which he says aims to cut red tape in the aged sector, in a move that has been panned by a peak body working in the field. Andrews…

Dementia Care Skills Lacking – Senate Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2014 - A Senate Committee report has found the current aged-care workforce in Australia does not appear to have the skills and training to adequately support people living with dementia,…

Grants Keep Young People Out of Aged Care

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th February 2014 - National charity Youngcare has doubled this year’s grant funding to help disabled young Victorians avoid spending a lifetime in aged care, after the scheme was massively…

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