by Amanda Cassar | Oct 12, 2020 | Aged Care, News
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...
by Amanda Cassar | Oct 7, 2020 | Aged Care, Elderly, News, Retirement
Aged care gets a boost with 23,000 additional home care packages. Great news for the 100,000 Australians on the waiting list for these packages. Social Security and Aged Care $250 economic support payments Two tax-free economic support payments will be paid to aged...
by Amanda Cassar | Sep 7, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, News
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...
by Amanda Cassar | Aug 25, 2020 | Aged Care, News
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...
by Amanda Cassar | Nov 28, 2017 | Aged Care, Centrelink
It’s a common question we hear when a family member needs to transition into an Aged Care facility, which in turn, begs other questions… If you rent out the house out after they enter aged care, when does the house become subject to capital gains tax (CGT)? Does it...