Elliot not 'backing away'

The door to the minister's office "is always open" and she will continue to have dialogue with aged care providers. But, the care of residents is her number one priority and "she won't be backing away from that".

Beyond Bingo

The family-run aged care provider TLC prides itself on engaging and stimulating its residents through an impressive lifestyle program, spearheaded by its team of lifestyle coordinators.

Doctors & nurses

I could see the need for nurse practitioners because of the shortage of medical practitioners visiting facilities. I also saw the constraints facing community clients when it came to visiting their GPs, often because of mobility, or requesting home ...

Grand old home restored as new facility

Commissioning authentic Chinese screens as they would have looked 100 years ago might not sound like a typical aspect of an aged care building project but for the builders of UnitingCare's Quong Tart facility this was just one important task.

Talk time

Unified communications solutions take advantage of the increasingly fast and fat private communications networks and internet. They embrace voice over IP, third generation mobile services, video, wireless networks and broadband networks, allowing rich...

Confusion over numbers applying for interest free loans

The Department of Health and Ageing is refusing to provide details of the number of beds involved, or the state and territory breakdown, of the 115 applications received for the first round of the zero interest capital loans for up to 1250 beds in ...

Industry groups give responses to ACFI

Low care facilities, especially in rural areas, are facing real problems. There are problems with planning budgets and who to admit. No-one is using KPMG's $3 million worth of advice. But ACFI is "a good tool to use".

Ministers comes together for first meeting

The Home and Community Care program, the COAG processes to reform specific purpose payments (SPPs); community care reform; the role of carers and respite services reform.

Let's move on, says Qld group

Just as the minister's office reiterates that the "door is always open", the Queensland providers who have formed an alliance, and were involved in a public spat with the minister, have drawn a line in the sand over the affair. They say they would...