Government provides further funding to aged care
The Federal Government has announced further funding to aged care. A $563.3m boost to aged care sector’s response to COVID-19. The management of the sector that cares for Australia’s most vulnerable received ongoing criticism. Government Response A lot of...
Federal Budget Summary 2020 – Aged Care
Aged care gets a boost with 23,000 additional home care packages. This is great news for the 100,000 Australians on the waiting list for packages. What else is in the 2020 Federal Budget Summary for aged care? Social Security and Aged Care Aged care support for older...
COVID update – September 2020
Aged care facilities will now have to employ on-site infection control officers to receive COVID-19 prevention funding as new data has revealed the federal regulator did not enforce national infection prevention standards in some homes until tragically late. A...
