Media Releases

LASA congratulates the Morrison Government on bringing the aged care and senior Australians portfolio into the Federal Cabinet and looks forward to continuing to work with Health Minister Greg Hunt and Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. “It’s about time, because...

LASA, the voice of aged care, has been praised in the 2020 Association Awards. While the association of Restaurant and Catering Australia (RCA) won the Association of the Year Award, for the first time a Runner Up prize was given. LASA was declared Runner Up due to...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, acknowledges the MYEFO $850 million investment in another 10,000 Home Care Packages but is calling for a plan for home care and a comprehensive response to residential care, plus a big increase in...

A host of Australian celebrities will create a two-hour national Christmas celebration to lift spirits among 1.5 million older Australians in aged care and retirement living, their families and care staff, who have endured pandemic restrictions. Called the Big...

LASA's 2020 Member Survey has revealed a 98 per cent overall satisfaction with LASA and a large increase in respondents being extremely or very satisfied. At the same time, LASA has been selected as a finalist in the Association of the Year Award, with the winners to...

innovAGEING and its Foundation Partners, the Commonwealth Bank and KPMG Australia, are honoured to declare the winners of the 2020 innovAGEING National Awards. From holistic wound management, a Positive Ageing Tool and using Artificial Intelligence to prevent pressure...

Ensuring you can easily facilitate visitor access within your residential aged care facility without diverting your experienced staff from providing quality care is now easier than ever. Streamlining the communication and visitation for aged care residents is being...

Ensuring you can easily facilitate visitor access within your Residential Aged Care Facility without diverting your experienced staff from providing quality care is now easier than ever. Streamlining the communication and visitation for aged care residents is being...

innovAGEING, along with its Foundation Partners the Commonwealth Bank and KPMG, is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2020 innovAGEING National Awards. The individual and organisation finalists in the six categories are: Age Services Innovator of the Year...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, says a new and independent study reveals record aged care financial risk that is impacting on the care of thousands of older Australians, in addition to the additional pressures of COVID-19. The...