Media Releases

Aged care is at the top of voters' minds as we enter the final weeks of the election campaign. Recent surveys from the Australian National University and also the ABC’s Vote Compass have confirmed that aged care ranks as a top issue of concern for Australians as they...

In a move that heralds a new era for Australia’s aged care sector, providers across the country will now be represented by a new, single industry association to be called Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA).  Operational from July 1, the...

The Australian Aged Care Collaboration has invited political leaders from major parties, or their representatives, to address an online meeting that already has more than 600 RSVPs from various workers, providers and families. Aged care reform has emerged as a key...

Members of LASA and ACSA have voted to create a single, united organisation to represent aged care providers. The new organisation will officially come into force from 1 July 2022, replacing LASA and ACSA as representative organisations. LASA Chair Dr Graeme Blackman...

Aged care providers have welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s commitment to work with the sector to realise significant system improvements, in particular a commitment to fund pay increases for a dedicated and exhausted workforce and to increase minutes of care and...

Aged care providers have welcomed Senate amendments to the government’s aged care reform bill that would bring forward the requirement for 24-hour registered nurse coverage to 2022. The amendments in the Senate are yet to be adopted in the House of Representatives. If...

Australian Aged Care Collaboration There is nothing in this budget to improve aged care wages. It will leave our dedicated workers on the edge of poverty and many older Australians without the services they need. The budget confirms the inadequacy of the government’s...

LASA, in partnership with Mercer, is calling on every residential and home care provider across Australia to take part in the 2022 LASA Aged Care Workforce Benchmarking Survey to support future workforce planning. LASA CEO Sean Rooney says workforce challenges...

Aged care providers have called for federal government support to address the workforce crisis facing the sector and improve the quality of care in this week's Budget. The Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) recently marked the anniversary of the Royal...

The Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) has today launched its election campaign by with a report showing the wages for aged care workers have failed to keep up with the cost of living. The analysis shows that after expenses: A single aged care worker has $112...