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The Victorian Government has announced that it will be investing more than $62 million in additional funding for palliative care services over the next five years. This new funning aims to increase the options for people with a terminal illness to be cared for, and die, in their place of choice. This includes $19 million... Read More

The Minister for Health Greg Hunt has spoken of his commitment to mental health services in aged care and announced a further $5 million in funding for seven research projects into mental health for seniors. While suicide prevention does receive significant attention in Australia, most of the focus is on younger people, in particular on... Read More

It was recently in the news the the Federal Court rules against aged care providers Regis Aged Care and Japara for charging their clients an “Asset Replacement Charge” fee. The Federal Court confirmed the Health Department’s previous advice that residential aged care providers cannot charge the additional service fees that are known variously as ‘asset... Read More