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Tag: aged-care
Shergold to chair aged care sector reform committee
Professor Peter Shergold will chair the new Aged Care Sector Committee, which will work with government as it implements aged care reforms.
Healthcare location trackers keep tabs on young and old
By Julian Bajkowski Healthcare providers in the public and private sectors are increasingly looking to fit controversial tracking devices to people as well as equipment in an effort to improve…
Aged care overhaul a ‘recipe for disaster’: MAV
By Angela Dorizas Victoria's peak local government body has joined with Premier John Brumby in resisting the Commonwealth overhaul of aged care, threatening a withdrawal of local government funding for the…
Aged care reforms are no panacea
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government's proposed takeover of aged care does not go far enough to address short and long term issues within the sector, industry experts have warned….
Commonwealth takeover of aged care
By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a Commonwealth takeover of aged care policy and funding in the lead up to next week’s COAG meeting. The Government…
Victoria announces wellbeing checks for elderly
By Rob O'Brien Older Australians living in Victoria are to get health checks during the hot summer months, the State Government has announced. More than 7,000 older Victorian public…
Healthy ageing just the tonic
By Penny Langfield Promoting healthy ageing rather than focusing on a “system of illness” may be one way to address myriad issues facing the world as populations grow older. Late…
Government service provision under the spotlight
By Adam Coleman The Productivity Commission has released its Report on Government Services 2009 which details the performance of governments across a range of services. Services in the areas of…