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.
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Laughter really is the best medicine! Lutheran Services is partnering with Clown Doctors Australia to train staff in playful connection, proving that empathy and humour can go hand-in-hand in aged care.
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A Sydney woman caring for her partner, who is living with a brain tumour, is calling on the government to put the human element back into aged care assessments, following a long battle to receive the right funding under Support at Home.
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