by Sara Byers | Jul 28, 2021 | Newsletter
LASA forwards Member queries about the SIRS and new restrictive practices legislation to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC). See some of the member queries about restrictive practices and the ACQSC responses received below: Consent for use of... by Sara Byers | Jul 15, 2021 | Newsletter
LASA welcomes government estimates that maximum home care waits have fallen to a year or less, down from almost three years in 2018-19. “The reduction in home care wait times to a year or less is a major milestone for aged care and older Australians.” said LASA’s... by Sara Byers | Jul 14, 2021 | Newsletter
The Home Care Workforce Support Program will assist aged care providers, with a focus on home care, to grow the workforce by approximately 13,000 new personal care workers through to June 2023. Grant recipients will be required to work with aged care providers in... by Sara Byers | May 5, 2021 | Newsletter
On 1 March 2021, the Australian Government announced immediate funding for residential aged care services to provide stability and maintain services while it considers the recommendations of the Royal Commission’s Final Report. This includes the residential care... by Simon Page | Dec 3, 2020 | Newsletter
During 2019-2020 and in response to various consultation processes including the Royal Commission, LASA strongly called on the Government to improve the interface between aged care and health, to enable older Australians, particularly residents of aged care... by Sara Byers | Nov 17, 2020 | Newsletter
The Australian Government has two initiatives that should be of interest to Boards and Executives across aged care. The first is the Business Advisory Service (BAS) that is delivered by PwC who will review providers that are experiencing financial stress and are... 
