Our Aged Care Blog
Welcome to the All About Aged Care blog. We will endeavour to keep our blog updated regularly with helpful information related to the aged care industry, new policies and regulations as well as any news coming out of the Royal Commission into Aged Care.
Aged Care in an uncertain world
After fighting for what seems like forever to keep Covid-19 and outsiders out of our State, we succumbed a few weeks ago. A bit like the perennial question of the...
Retirement Villages: The most complicated finance contracts in Australia
People occasionally approach me for advice about acquiring a unit in a retirement village. More often though, I have to consider the documentation they have signed as they wish to...
Where to for aged care reform in 2022?
On 1 March 2021 the report of the findings and recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was tabled in Parliament. It proposed that a new...
The 2021 – 2022 Budget: Can the Titanic be turned around?
It’s easy to see why most people believe that the aged care sector was the big winner in this year’s budget delivered by Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on 11 May...
A new dawn or another doorstop?
On 1 March 2021 the Commonwealth government released the voluminous report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The Commissioners (Lynelle Briggs and Tony Pagone QC) made...
Why Place Your Loved One in an Aged Care Facility at the Moment?
The aged care sector seems to have been under constant attack for the last 18 months. After the revelations of abuse of residents at Oakden in South Australia and complaints...
The Effect of Covid-19 in Aged Care Facilities
The world was turned upside down soon after the beginning of this year when it became apparent that the novel Corona virus was not limited to Wuhan, a city in...
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
The Royal Commission into Aged Care was established by the Governor General (under the direction of the Commonwealth Government) in December 2018. The Commissioners were appointed to be a commission...