Labor is calling its latest AN-ACC decision a funding increase. But aged care providers say the numbers tell another story. When wage growth, inflation and the delayed start of the increase are factored in, the effective increase falls to just 1.91%. That means providers, and ultimately, residents, are actually worse off. Read More

One door was meant to make aged care easier to navigate. But with around 250,000 older Australians reportedly waiting for support at home, the sector is asking whether My Aged Care has become a chokepoint. The push for a "no wrong door" model would allow GPs, hospitals and providers to connect people directly with services. Read More

Dovida CEO Geoff Hogg says his teams are seeing under-classified clients across multiple states, and it's families, not providers or the system itself, absorbing the shortfall. He walks through how unmet need turns into falls, hospital admissions and early residential care, and why he thinks providers risk being blamed for a funding problem they don't control. Read More