Interview with the Minister of Aged Care, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP

A House of Representatives committee inquiry has called for sweeping changes to the current aged care sector. The report has been tabled in Federal Parliament and looks to address questions on a number of the hot topic issues that aged care workers, residents and families want answers to, in preparation for the upcoming Royal Commission... Read More

A new unified accreditation scheme for Australian retirement villages and communities has been unveiled, which will independently certify the quality of a village’s services and operational processes. The Australian Retirement Village Accreditation Scheme (ARVAS) has been created jointly by the Property Council of Australia and Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), two organisations that represent retirement... Read More

  A 68-year-old Adelaide woman has been arrested and charged with the manslaughter of Ann Marie Smith. She will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court today. Ms Smith died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 6 April 2020 in tragic circumstances.  She was admitted with severe ulcerated and infected tissue, and other serious illnesses that... Read More