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LASA acknowledges the Aged Care Royal Commission’s financial hearings, which concluded with landmark propositions that LASA has long advocated for, to maintain quality care, increase staffing and maintain community confidence in aged care. LASA CEO Sean Rooney said...

LASA is actively supporting the 1 October United Nations International Day of Older Persons and the beginning of the World Health Organisation’s Decade of Healthy Ageing, as part of its quest to help older Australians live the best lives possible. “Celebrating...

LASA invites you to join us for Ten Days of Congress 12-23 October 2020, an exclusively online event with the theme: Achieving an Amazing Ageing Experience – it takes community, commitment and collaboration. This two-week COVID-safe cyber extravaganza will bring...

Recently there has been a revival of age-old discussions about the role of government and non-government organisations in the delivery of aged care. There have been some suggestions that governments would be better off running aged care directly or that privately...

LASA welcomes the West Australian government’s donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for aged care infection control training. The State Health Incident Coordination Centre (SHICC) had accessed supplies of PPE and was able to provide 20 packs for training...

LASA has endorsed National Cabinet’s moves to provide additional support for aged care and to form an Aged Care Advisory Group, reporting to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC). “Aged care is our biggest vulnerability in the fight against...

Dedication and desperation have defined the role of aged care providers and their devoted workers in doing the best they can to protect and save their residents from coronavirus in Victoria. Dedication is the bottom line of care, but desperation has too often also...

LASA wishes to congratulate the NSW/ACT winners of the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards 2020. Now in its fourth year, the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards aim to promote and recognise excellence across the diverse and dynamic fields of endeavour in the age...

LASA wishes to congratulate the WA winners of the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards 2020. Now in its fourth year, the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards aim to promote and recognise excellence across the diverse and dynamic fields of endeavour in the age...

LASA wishes to congratulate the SA/NT winners of the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards 2020. Now in its fourth year, the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards aim to promote and recognise excellence across the diverse and dynamic fields of endeavour in the age...