by Sara Byers | Feb 18, 2019 | News
The story broadcast on AM on Monday 18 February, 2019 did not accurately reflect the position of LASA in relation to the issues raised. Below are the questions posed by the ABC and responses provided by LASA in full. ABC Q.1 Considering Australia’s rising... by Sara Byers | Feb 11, 2019 | News
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... by Sara Byers | Feb 11, 2019 | News
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... by Sara Byers | Feb 7, 2019 | Newsletter
LASA is still awaiting formal Government advice concerning a planned schedule for comparable home care price publishing on the My Aged Care website, noting mandatory home care package price publishing on provider websites came into play on 30 November 2018.A final... by Sara Byers | Feb 7, 2019 | Newsletter
LASA has conducted a survey of Members who provide home care packages, in response to concerns about the tightening of home care package approval decisions by assessors and the slowing of home care package releases from the national queue. This has occurred in the...