I can't deal with the system again so soon".I'd just managed to secure a home care package for my father, two and a half ...

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ABC Radio Canberra will shine a spotlight on the pressures and realities for Australians caring for ageing parents, while ...

Nurses working in Victorian aged care homes will have access to a three-day workshop on conducting comprehensive health ...

Based on the information you give during your call to My Aged Care, you may be referred for a face-to-face assessment to better understand your support needs.

But to get assistance you need an aged-care assessment and that process too needs improving. Waiting times for assessment have blown out, with reported delays of up to five months.

But to access either of these, you need to get assessed by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT). ACAT determines what sort of help is needed, how urgent it is, and whether it can be done in the home.

“So he contacted My Aged Care to arrange an assessment for aged care services. An assessor came to Barry’s house and developed a support plan to help him achieve his goals.

IF you think you don't know a lot about the new rules on aged-care policy, you are not alone. The recent election debate showed that neither Kevin Rudd nor Tony Abbott was a repository of wisdom ...

Ming is only required to pay a means-tested fee of $13,202 a year. At the current lifetime cap of $79,942, he would need to live in care for more than six years before he reaches this limit.

Labor’s decision to delay massive aged care reforms for four months has been criticised as a “clear admission of failure” that “could have been avoided” if the government had listened to ...