Transparency a key initiative for providers
The Aged Care Guild has announced that eight of Australia’s largest aged care providers will publish quarterly Consumer Experience Report (CER) evaluations of their facilities.
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$34 million in grants to spark innovation
The Federal Government has released $34 million in innovation funding grants to find new ways to support aged and dementia care.
Read more >Government to review elder abuse recommendations
The Australian Law Reform Commission has called on the Federal Government to implement recommendations from their report into elder abuse, including the compulsory reporting by aged care providers of alleged abuse.
Read more >National NDIS commission established
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safety Commission will be established in January 2018 to oversee the $22 billion NDIS scheme.
Read more >Peak bodies fear ACFI cuts could lead to fewer RNs
Aged and Community Services Australia and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation have called for a stop to the recent Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) cuts.
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