The Long View
Aged care in Australia
Latest from The Long View
- Support at Home quarterly budgets rose about 0.2% from October for nurses' award wage increase; the department says proposed nursing price rises need participants' agreement
- Hotelling supplement remains $22.15 a day for now; IHACPA estimates a $5.81 daily everyday living deficit where homes received no extra or additional service fees in 2023-24
- Personal care has been fully funded under Support at Home since 1 October. Under CHSP, extended to 2029, the September manual lets providers charge a contribution
- Small homes' registered nurse supplement increased about 7.5% in major cities on 1 October and 2.5% in medium and small rural towns; remote amounts unchanged
- Family members can no longer complete an aged care resident's quality surveys unless they are authorised to act for the resident under the Aged Care Act