The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety made several recommendations aimed at improving access to culturally safe aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a... Read more
After thousands of submissions, more than two years of work and 23 public hearings, can Australians expect that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will lead to transforma... Read more
A new research paper from the Office of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety asks the question Does the quality of residential aged care vary with residents’ financial mean... Read more
The special report from the Aged Care Royal Commission, released yesterday, found that the Federal Government had not adequately prepared the aged care sector for the COVID-19 pandemic. In t... Read more
Yesterday the Aged Care Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO, released a special report on the COVID-19 pandemic in aged care. The report identifies four... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: An eight-step strategy to improve access to palliative care in the the aged care sector has been released today. Palliative Care Australia’s Palli8 plan contai... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The tragic deaths of 604 residents of aged care facilities from COVID 19 have highlighted the flaws in our current system of aged care, which families and stakeholde... Read more
In The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell provides an update on coronavirus news and developments, reports on important safety and quality news for aged care and healthcare, and... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell reports on critical aged care concerns, the latest developments in climate health, recent dementia research and other new reports... Read more
Yesterday the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 held a public hearing as part of its inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing focussed on age... Read more
