The fact there have not been more deaths in aged care during the current NSW outbreak tells us the vaccine is safe and “very effective”, even in the very old whose immune systems are poor. Read More

Late last Friday afternoon, on the eve of a public holiday, the government quietly issued a policy backflip that will strip millions of dollars from the pockets of hard-working aged care staff who have been on the front line, protecting older Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government revealed the aged care worker Retention Bonus will... Read More

Under the old system, providers could absorb 35-45% of an elderly person's entire care budget in admin fees before a minute of actual care was delivered. Support at Home was supposed to fix that. Price caps were supposed to be how. So where are they? Read More