Aged Care

The sector speaks to The SOURCE: Penelope Eden, Partner MinterEllison

Sep 19 2024 Updated 16 hours ago

Lauren Broomham

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Penelope Eden, Partner at MinterEllison, shares her insights on the implications of the Government’s aged care reforms package with Lauren Broomham, the Editor at DCM Group.

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Main changes to the new Aged Care Act at a glance

The reforms to the Aged Care Act are for future residents. The Opposition secured grandfathering arrangements, to ensure that every Australian who has already commenced their journey of ageing within the Commonwealth system will not be impacted by...

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Ian Horswill

12 Sep 2024

Opinion

Real co-contribution is (almost) here: $3.76B cash

In March 2022, co-contribution in aged care was unthinkable, said nearly every CEO and adviser. Today, after many warnings that the countdown was on for the new Aged Care Act to pass Parliament this year, the Government and the Opposition has come...

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Lauren Broomham

12 Sep 2024

News & Headlines

Government and Opposition reach agreement on “historic” aged care reforms

The Government has sealed a deal with the Opposition to support “once in a generation” aged care reforms, with the new legislation expected to be introduced into parliament later today. At a press conference in Canberra, Prime Minister Anthony...

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Caroline Egan

12 Sep 2024

Opinion

New Aged Care Act a golden opportunity for some retirement village operators

The new Aged Care Act has been welcomed by all and I think everyone in the sector breathed a sign of relief when they heard the news last Thursday. It still has to go before a Senate inquiry and the criticial words from The Greens and the Nationals...

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Ian Horswill

17 Sep 2024

Support at Home’s eight classifications unveiled in DOHAC webinar

A Department of Health and Aged Care webinar held this afternoon attracted so many viewers, key speaker Nick Morgan, Assistant Secretary Support at Home with the Department of Health and Aged Care, dropped out of the session several times while...

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Fastest growing cohort of people are aged 75-79 and Governments stay silent: Retirement Living Council

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) has seized on the new national, state and territory population figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today, which showed the nation’s population grew by 2.3 % to over 27 million people for the...

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The sector speaks to The SOURCE: Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner StewartBrown

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