recommended by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and announced by the Federal Government today. […]
Category: Media Releases
MYEFO sidesteps aged care workforce crisis
The Federal government has sidestepped the acute crisis in the aged care workforce by failing to make any commitment in its MYEFO statement released today to support a pay rise for those who care for frail, older Australians, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) says. […]
AACC Launches Aged Care Reform Scorecard Tracking Royal Commission Reform Progress
The Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) has today launched an Aged Care Reform Scorecard, the first of a regular series to monitor progress on Royal Commission-recommended reform and ensure it’s on track. […]
Aged care peaks commit to change in the service of older Australians
The Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) has announced a significant outcome of the Sector Representation and Development project that is set to conclude shortly. […]
Urgent call to protect older people from an aged care workforce crisis
Australia’s aged care workforce is reaching a crisis point. Availability of workers is under extreme pressure. Some aged care homes are unable to admit new residents due to the inability to secure adequate numbers of skilled and experienced staff. Many home care services cannot take on new clients to meet increasing demand. […]
Stop Blaming Aged Care Workers for Government Failures on Vaccines –Providers and Unions Unite
Aged care providers and the union movement have united to reject the current blame shifting on vaccination, saying it is government failures that have caused low vaccination rates, not workers. […]
Federal Budget delivers historic aged care reform
The aged care sector today welcomed the Australian Government’s formal response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which includes a record funding increase of $17.7 billion over the next four years. […]
The real test of aged care reform will be the Federal Budget
Australia’s aged care sector expects the Federal Government to immediately commit to implementing the major recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, through the twin pillars of the upcoming Budget and a subsequent longer-term aged care plan. […]
New Figures Show Government Intervention Urgently Required on Aged Care
More than 140,000 older Australians in communal residential aged care are living in facilities that made a financial loss last year, putting their care and the sustainability of their homes at risk, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration said today. […]
Royal Commission Provides Opportunity to ‘Fix’ The Aged Care System For Ever
Today’s release of the Royal Commission report into Aged Care Quality and Safety is a critical watershed moment in Australia’s quest for a fair and just system that gives older people the care and choice they need and deserve, according to the nation’s aged care providers. […]