Small aged care providers are exploring local partnerships as a way of maximising their strengths and ensuring their long-term survival in a rapidly changing aged care landscape.

Changes to pre-entry leave arrangements in residential care, which were implemented by the government before Christmas, will cost some providers up to $100,000, ACSA has warned.

If we are serious about ensuring quality care in residential aged care then we have to realise that nurses and care workers cannot do it all, writes Yun-Hee Jeon.

Providers should use the transition period to consumer directed care to review and recast their strategic and business plans.

While the nutritious value of food is paramount to the health of aged care residents, the way it is served can be just as important.

The Federal Government has held a roundtable discussion to explore options for redistributing the $1.1 billion aged care workforce supplement, with providers, unions and consumers putting forward ranging views.