From a woman who escaped pirates leaving Vietnam after the war to a team fighting for people with dementia, Ageing Australia is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 You are ACE! Awards.
Ageing Australia invites all Australians to celebrate the incredible contributions of aged care workers across the country for Aged Care Employee Day, today Friday 7 August.
Ageing Australia invites all Australians to celebrate the incredible contributions of aged care workers across the country for Aged Care Employee Day, tomorrow Friday 7 August.
All Australians are invited to join Ageing Australia and say a massive ‘thanks for caring’ to our dedicated and compassionate care workforce to mark Aged Care Employee Day in one weeks’ time.
Older people with life-limiting illness should be able to receive the care they need at home, without their support being constrained by fixed funding and time restrictions.
Ageing Australia welcomes the Government’s decision to introduce human oversight to the Integrated Assessment Tool which decides the level of an older person’s Support at Home services.
Ageing Australia congratulates Federal Health, Disability and Ageing Minister Mark Butler for responding to providers’ concerns that changes to bulk billing for medical appointments would have seen GPs stop supporting
Ageing Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to defer premature price caps for the Support at Home Program, reducing the risks of widespread last-minute changes to service agreements and guaranteeing continuity of care for older Australians.
Ageing Australia welcomes the Government’s $3.7 billion commitment to aged care in tonight’s Federal Budget, but warns more investment is needed to care for Australia’s rapidly ageing population.
