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.
Ageing Australia is alarmed at the lack of Support at Home packages announced in tonight’s Federal Budget.
Ageing Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s $3 billion dollar commitment to aged care in the upcoming budget as a vital first step, with more work needed to cater to Australia’s surging ageing population.
Ageing Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to reclassify showering as ‘clinical care’ under the Support at Home program, calling it a win for the dignity of older Australians.
Australians are more than twice as likely to trust aged care once they have direct experience of it, according to a landmark new report from Ageing Australia, highlighting a major gap between perception and reality.
Ageing Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s cut to the fuel excise as a welcome move to support older Australians and the people who care for them during the ongoing fuel crisis.
Ageing Australia is calling on the Federal Government to ensure older Australians and aged care workers are prioritised in the national response to fuel price increases and fuel shortages.
Ageing Australia congratulates the Australian Labor Party on its election victory and welcomes its commitments to strengthen aged care services for older South Australians. Ageing Australia CEO Tom Symondson said
Ageing Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s latest commitment to build more aged care beds. The additional investment is another step towards increasing capacity in the aged care sector, as demand
Ageing Australia welcomes the Cook government’s commitment to aged care in its plan to manage winter hospital demand. Under the announcement, the WA Government will expand care-at-home programs, including Hospital
Ageing Australia congratulates the South Australian Government for prioritising older people, with a series of funding announcements to help aged care grow along with the state’s ageing population. The Malinauskas
