Ageing Australia, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) are calling on Governments at all levels to head off a looming national crisis in aged care capacity, which is spilling over to hospitals and community-based healthcare.
Ageing Australia has labelled changes to the 2026-27 Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) price as “unacceptable”, saying aged care providers won’t be able to make ends meet, let alone build new beds as a result.
Ageing Australia congratulates the Albanese Government for listening to aged care providers, in today’s decision to extend the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) as a separate entity for a further two years until 30 June 2029.
Ageing Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently act to reduce Support at Home wait times, provide packages that better reflect the full cost of older people’s needs, and ensure human oversight is at the core of assessments.
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.
