"I found the repetition of filling in the same forms (horrible) I already filled all that information in." That's the reality for many Australian dementia carers trying to access support, according to new AIHW survey data. Complex applications were the number one barrier carers reported. Read More

Can a pricing model based on historical provider costs, then adjusted through indexation, keep pace with the actual cost of delivering care when those costs are changing rapidly? When StewartBrown applies newer provider cost data to the pricing methodology, it arrives at $310.91 - that’s a $7.72 difference. Read More

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