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LASA welcomes renewed focus on safeguarding older Australians in the flu season
by Sara Byers | April 23, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s peak age services body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) Sean Rooney acknowledged the Government’s announcement requiring aged care providers to make flu vaccines available for aged care workers. “Mandating aged care...LASA welcomes Government response to Carnell Paterson Review recommendations
by Sara Byers | April 18, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) CEO Sean Rooney welcomes the Turnbull Government’s response to the Carnell-Paterson Review recommendations, including the establishment of an independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to centralise accreditation,...Conference to focus on trend to integrate retirement living and seniors housing with home care services
by Sara Byers | April 13, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
LASA CEO Sean Rooney said the availability of care and services is seen to be a major driver in choice and decision-making around seniors housing options. “Older Australians will choose to remain living as independently as possible, in their own Retirement Village...Industry calls for collaborative action in the interests of older Australians
by Sara Byers | April 9, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
Australia’s voice of aged care, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), today called for Federal and State governments to work collaboratively and constructively with the age services industry in the interests of older Australians. LASA CEO Sean Rooney said 2018 must...URGENT BUDGET SUPPORT NEEDED FOR RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE
by Sara Byers | April 5, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
New data released by independent industry analyst StewartBrown shows that 41% of residential aged care providers were making a loss at December 2017 compared with 31% in 2015-16 - and the situation is predicted to get even worse. Aged care peak bodies, Aged &...Aged care quality is not negotiable
Australia’s voice of aged care, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), said that the high quality of residential aged care is not negotiable, noting concerns raised by the ABC in media reports today. LASA CEO Sean Rooney said we all want and are striving...
National briefing tour open to all providers of age services
by Sara Byers | March 27, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
LASA CEO Sean Rooney will hit the road in April to provide an opportunity for industry executives and board members across the country to hear the latest from Canberra on the state of the age services industry. “2018 must be a year of action for age services in...Aged care workforce is a top priority for Australia
In a rapidly ageing Australia, a high-performing aged care workforce is a national priority. A national approach to planning and monitoring our aged care workforce, including developing a national training and capability framework, and making...
Excellence recognised at Age Services Awards
by Sara Byers | March 16, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
The outstanding achievements of the age services industry in Queensland were recognised at Leading Age Services Australia’s Excellence in Age Services Awards, sponsored by Hesta and McCullough Robertson Lawyers, on the Gold Coast last night. LASA CEO Sean Rooney said...ABC BRISBANE RADIO – LASA CEO discusses the aged care industry in Queensland
by Sara Byers | March 9, 2018 | News | 0 Comments
LASA CEO Sean Rooney spoke with ABC Brisbane’s Craig Zonca and Rebecca Levingston on Friday 9 March about a range of issues including care quality, staffing, the make-up of providers in the sector, and comments made recently by Queensland’s Health Minister...