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The ‘easy’ aged care assessment is disappearing, and the harder one still takes just as long

Three quarters of Single Assessment System data reveal a quieter story behind the "record year" headlines: fewer Australians are getting the simple home support assessment, more are being pushed into the complex comprehensive pathway, and that pathway's wait time hasn't improved since December. The likely driver is Support at Home's new classification rules. Read More

Aged care volunteer charged with attempted murder of a staff member

By HelloCare Editorial Team

An aged care volunteer has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking a female staff member with a knife. The woman, aged in her 60s, suffered upper body injuries and was taken to hospital. No residents were injured or threatened. Read More

FOI documents reveal ministers were briefed three days before aged care algorithm rollout

By HelloCare Editorial Team

FOI documents reveal aged care ministers were warned just three days before Support at Home began that assessors had no legal power to override the new funding algorithm, despite previous advice indicating they would. An override function had even been built into the system. Read More

The shrinking buffer: why care minute compliance is closer to breach than it looks

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The gap between delivered care minutes and the mandated target has narrowed to just 9.61 minutes, the slimmest margin on record according to new Mirus Australia data. But the real story is what's propping that margin up. We unpack why boards shouldn't take August's compliance position at face value. Read More

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The ‘easy’ aged care assessment is disappearing, and the harder one still takes just as long

Aged care volunteer charged with attempted murder of a staff member

FOI documents reveal ministers were briefed three days before aged care algorithm rollout

The shrinking buffer: why care minute compliance is closer to breach than it looks

70% aged care workers still waiting for $400 bonus payment 3 months on

70% aged care workers still waiting for $400 bonus payment 3 months on

Aged care minister Richard Colbeck gives rare interview on reform progress

Aged care minister Richard Colbeck gives rare interview on reform progress

NDIS participants risk being “kicked out on the street” as funding review delayed

NDIS participants risk being “kicked out on the street” as funding review delayed

Carer ordered to repay $108,000 to Centrelink after failing to declare income

Carer ordered to repay $108,000 to Centrelink after failing to declare income

Ian Yates AM to leave peak body for older Australians, COTA, after 20 years

Ian Yates AM to leave peak body for older Australians, COTA, after 20 years

Aged care nurse suspended from nursing for breaching COVID-19 rules

Aged care nurse suspended from nursing for breaching COVID-19 rules

Great-grandmother waited in the cold for two hours outside emergency department

Great-grandmother waited in the cold for two hours outside emergency department

Pensioner who was bashed with hammer slams attacker’s weak jail sentence

Pensioner who was bashed with hammer slams attacker’s weak jail sentence

Care worker creates not-for-profit to provide teens with clothes for school formals

Care worker creates not-for-profit to provide teens with clothes for school formals

Perth man jailed for life after bashing an 84-year-old great-grandfather to death

Perth man jailed for life after bashing an 84-year-old great-grandfather to death