Minister Wyatt has written to home care providers regarding moves to require greater transparency and comparability of home care fees and on his thoughts on the management of unspent funds. The Government has provided new advice on actively managing unspent funds....

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services has established the Voluntary Assisted Dying Implementation Taskforce (the Taskforce), comprising experts from a range of fields, including those from clinical, legal and consumer backgrounds. The Taskforce is...

Member feedback has revealed that Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (AACQA) has recently commenced making contact with new approved home care providers across various States to initiate processes associated with their initial 12 month quality review following a new...

A position paper has been developed by the National Aged Care Alliance’s (NACA) Care at Home Reform Advisory Group regarding a model for integration of the Commonwealth Home Support and Home Care Package Programs. LASA will look to engage Members through its LASA Home...

A new series of Home Care Masterclasses is now available for Members to register to attend during July/August 2018. The Choice, Competition and Consumer Law in Home Care Masterclass will be of benefit for business development and operational managers responsible for...

The Department of Health has published a Summary of My Aged Care Changes from 2 July 2018. The summary document is intended to assist service providers and assessors, providing advice on high priority changes that came into effect on 2 July 2018, including: Revised...

Chief Executive Officer of Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) Sean Rooney has welcomed the finalisation of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce’s findings presented in ‘A matter of care – a strategy for Australia’s aged care workforce’ by the Chair Professor...

Chief Executive Officer of Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) Sean Rooney said today’s release of the Government’s Aged Care Subsidies and Supplements Rates for the coming financial year shows the Turnbull Government is oblivious to the true cost of providing care...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) supports the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s efforts to safeguard the rights of retirement village residents. The NSW Government has supported the findings and 17 recommendations in the Greiner Review Report that aim to improve...