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...
Aged Care Minister looks out of depth on coronavirus outbreaks
Richard Colbeck was not prepared for questioning when being asked to provide latest stats with regards to deaths that have occurred in Aged Care. It is most unfortunate for the Minister to look uncaring with regards to the deaths of 258 people in aged care...
