Tag: Aged Care
New service promises better aged care access
Greater Southern Area Health Service has announced a new service to help older people in south-east New South Wales access acute care services and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.[MORE]
Tanner leaves pension increase open
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has not ruled out an early increase to the aged pension to stimulate the economy.[MORE]
Glenwood Gardens sanctions lifted
The Aged and Community Services Association says sanctions imposed on the Glenwood Gardens nursing home at Glen Innes have been lifted.[MORE]
Oldest Australian turns 112
Bea Riley has celebrated her 112th birthday at her Rosanna nursing home today making her the oldest Australian.[MORE]
Aged care death declared major crime
The death of a 91-year-old resident of a western suburbs aged care facility in Adelaide has been declared a major crime.[MORE]
Vacant nursing home beds as sanctions remain
The Kirralee Nursing home at Ballarat is not allowed to take on any new residents, even though a recent audit found conditons there have improved.[MORE]
Govt has confidence in Glenwood Gardens audit
The Federal Department of Health and Aging says it has full confidence in a recent assessment of the Glenwood Gardens nursing home in Glen Innes which found the centre caused serious risks to residents.[MORE]
Nurses fear medication changes
A Tasmanian nursing union will meet Health Department officials today to raise concerns about a change in the state's poisons laws.[MORE]
Aged care group rejects Glenwood Gardens audit
The association representing the non-profit aged care sector says an audit into the Glenwood Gardens nursing home is based on incomplete information.[MORE]
More funds sought for Ballarat dental clinic
Ballarat Health Services says it is not being given enough money to run the city's public dental clinic.[MORE]
Care assessors to monitor nursing home
Care assessors have been ordered to attend a nursing home in the New England region which failed to comply with Federal Government standards.[MORE]
Police investigate 91yo aged care death
Police are investigating the death of a 91-year-old person at a residential aged care centre in Adelaide's western suburbs. [MORE]
Review finds home put 'residents at risk'
The Federal Government has imposed tough sanctions on a nursing home in the New England region of New South Wales, which has failed to meet accreditation standards.[MORE]
Big crowd for Forbes golf course meeting
About 700 people have packed a public meeting to discuss the future of the Forbes golf course.[MORE]
Soaring building costs hits aged care industry
Aged care providers says nursing home owners can not afford to take on new clients because of the rising cost of building accommodation.[MORE]
Loan boosts Snowy aged care
A Snowy Mountains nursing home will get more than $4 million from the Federal Government to provide a greater level of care for the New South Wales region's ageing population.[MORE]
Farmers urge end to 'unfair' pension rule
A better deal on pensions is being urged for farming families when properties are passed on.[MORE]
Fiery Oberon aged care meeting expected
A large crowd of angry residents is expected at a public meeting tonight about aged care services in Oberon.[MORE]
Nursing home recovering from flu outbreak
A Bendigo nursing home says a flu outbreak at the facility is under control and affected residents are recovering.[MORE]
Rosden Nursing Home enters receivership
A Melbourne nursing home has gone into receivership after being shut down because of hygiene and safety concerns.[MORE]
Council concerns on aged care services
Victorian councils are worried about a possible Federal Government take-over of aged care services.[MORE]
Turnbull downplays pension support questions
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says suggestions he did not support his party's policy to lift pensions are false.[MORE]
Tanner joins attack on Turnbull's pension stance
Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says pensioners should not rely on Malcolm Turnbull to bring them relief from rising costs of living.[MORE]
Patients' families to wait on Rosden appeal
A Melbourne nursing home stripped of its operating licence says families are confused about whether to move their relatives to other homes.[MORE]
Nursing home staff take issue with rushed exit
Management at the Rosden Private Nursing Home claims relocation staff hired by the Federal Government are using scare tactics to have residents removed. [MORE]
