New visa rules for foreign skilled aged care workers
New rules start on 11/3/2019 to allow aged care organisations to sponsor foreigners with special skills not listed in the eligible...
HCP Home Care providers Publish your fees or be penalised
Consumer Directed Care Home Care (CDC) providers also known as Home Care Packages (HCP) providers have been warned to publish their fees...
More money for aged care
$662 million announced, including an extra 10,000 Home Care places. I'm seeing announcements a couple of times a months now, it is hard...
New Aged Care Standards start on 1st July 2019
It is less than 5 months away before the new Australian Aged Care Standards come into effect. There are 8 Standards in the new system:...
Gum disease might be the cause of Alzheimer's
Could this be true that bacteria that causes gum disease causes Alzheimer's? A recent study of 54 people with Alzheimer's that 96% had...
3 Home Care providers sanctioned in last 7 months 14 others issued with non compliance
The Department of Health is looking at toughening Home Care registration requirements and is increasing audits after 3 Home Care...