Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, has welcomed the commencement of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Adelaide today saying aged care is an issue of national importance that is too important not to get right. Chief...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, says today’s announcement of a $662m funding boost is welcome recognition by the Federal Government that additional resources are needed to effectively care for older Australians. CEO Sean Rooney says the...

The age services industry says the Federal Government needs to make aged care a budget priority if it is serious about providing affordable, sustainable, quality care and services to older Australians. Leading Age Services Australia, the voice of aged care, has...

Leading Age Services Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s progress today on its commitment to establish a national network of specialist care units to provide care for people exhibiting very severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. The...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, has welcomed a boost to Short Term Restorative Care Places, announced today by Senior Australians and Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt. The Minister says the $58 million annual funding boost means the number...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, has welcomed the commencement of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Adelaide today saying aged care is an issue of national importance that is too important not to get right. Chief...

Australia’s aged care sector has thrown its support behind the establishment of the first industry leadership group dedicated to transforming the sector’s workforce to improve services to consumers. The Aged Care Guild, ACSA and LASA are committed to the establishment...

Ahead of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, says aged care is an issue of national importance and is too important not to get right. The Royal Commission commences on Friday (18...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has announced that Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson will meet with Members and address LASA’s Tri-State Conference in Albury next month. The Tri-State Conference, to be held from 24-26 February, brings...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) Chief Executive Officer Sean Rooney says new figures from a leading industry analyst show ongoing financial challenges for aged care providers in residential care and home care. The September 2018 Aged Care Financial Performance...