NDIS rollout: huge business opportunity in $22 billion funding
In the biggest change to government benefits since Medicare, Australia's $22 billion a year National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)...
Ageing multicultural population struggles to find appropriate aged care
Australia has few policies to specifically help senior citizens from culturally-diverse backgrounds lead fruitful lives, researchers and...
Why ACFI isn’t the only game in town
The current debate around the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) has once again led to calls for a cost of care study. A number of...
Xenophon calls for Senate inquiry into aged care funding
Independent Senator for South Australia Nick Xenophon will today call for a Senate inquiry into aged care funding, following the...
Greens to go further on CDC, but stops short of uncapped supply
Mature age employment, dementia and palliative care are among the areas featured in the Greens aged care policy, released yesterday. The...
Aged care groups fear funding cuts will lead to huge wait times
Waiting times for aged care have blown out in WA amid concerns looming funding cuts will make it harder for the chronically sick to get...