“We recruit for kindness”, Lucy O’Flaherty, on using emotional intelligence tests during the hiring process

In line with a COVIDSafe Australia guidance, the Commission has re-commenced conducting unannounced visits to aged care services. While we have undertaken risk-based site visits throughout the pandemic, as a temporary measure from 16 March 2020 we introduced a short period of notice (less than 48 hours) prior to visiting a site to minimise infection... Read More

The Morrison Government is providing Australians with more choices for longer lives, with a record 13,500 new residential aged care places across Australia, worth $907 million a year, along with a $60 million capital works investment to finance construction of new and extended aged care homes. The $967 million expansion is part of our Government’s... Read More

It’s never an easy decision, deciding that a loved one needs to move into aged care, but sometimes it’s a necessary one. Sometimes the reality is that they cannot live in their own home anymore, or it’s just not possible for the family to care for them. It’s a difficult process that the older person... Read More