Support at Home’s Hidden Cost Is Administration
AUSTRALIA | The Support at Home programme In Australia was intended to simplify home care and direct more funding towards services. For providers, however,…
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How AI Is Changing the Search for Aged Care
NEW ZEALAND | Families are now using AI tool to find suitable aged care, compare villages and explain audit reports before contacting a provider….
Fake Obituaries Are The New Scam Hooks
Ever so often, a piece of sad or shocking news appears in your feed of a well-known figure who is said to have fallen…
Repayment Policy Needs More Than a Deadline
NEW ZEALAND | Labour’s promise to require retirement village operators to repay departing residents within three months has brought a difficult issue into the…
Fuel Pushes Inflation Back Above 4 Percent
NEW ZEALAND | Annual inflation has returned to 4.1 percent at a time when aged care and retirement village operators already have limited room…
KiwiSaver “Working Well”
Research has indicated that 90 percent of New Zealanders earning over NZD 50,000 contribute to KiwiSaver, which the Retirement Commission said was working well….
Grants Awarded to Dementia Initiatives
AUSTRALIA | Dementia Australia has awarded over AUD 160,000 in grants to 17 community groups across Australia to support local communities to become more…
Care England Report Launched by Parliament
UK | Parliament has launched a new good practice guide by Care England about preventing choking deaths among people with learning disabilities. Care England…
Superannuation Changes Welcomed by Industry
AUSTRALIA | Following changes to superannuation payments, COTA said more Australians will find it easier to retire under the new laws. Having superannuation paid…
CHSP Report Highlighted as Milestone
AUSTRALIA | Peak industry bodies have acknowledged a Senate report into CHSP as an important milestone for aged care in Australia. Ageing Australia, COTA…
Assessment Bottlenecks are Delaying Care
ACA Chief Executive Tracey Martin said assessment bottlenecks are delaying care, but there is a solution to the problem. The Aged Care Association (ACA)…
Human Oversight of Integrated Assessment Tool Welcomed
AUSTRALIA | Ageing Australia said the introduction of human oversight of integrated assessment tools was a milestone for the industry. Ageing Australia welcomes the…