Media Releases

The most vulnerable older Australians – whether in aged care or living at home - are being put at risk of COVID-19 infection and death by community members ignoring quarantine rules. Revelations today that more than a quarter (130) of positive cases in Victoria...

With our unprecedented introduction to 2020, it is not surprising that actions to support older people through the bushfires and COVID-19 feature in this year's LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards for NSW/ACT. While many aged care homes were devastatingly in the...

The sum of individuals who care is really what makes a difference in the lives of older Australians, and there is no shortage of passionate people in this year’s LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards for SA/NT. Individual Award Finalist Roshna Raut, a 23 year-old...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, welcomes the Victorian government’s extra help for aged care but is disappointed at Premier Daniel Andrews’ comments about private aged care homes. LASA General Manager of Policy and Advocacy Tim Hicks...

Aged care peak bodies have long supported pandemic leave for workers at risk of COVID-19 but the reality is that without additional Government support many aged care workers will not be able to access the scheme. While the Government has recently announced...

Following a number of coronavirus deaths linked to aged care homes in Victoria, age services are going public with major concerns about gaps in government coronavirus supports - including PPE, staffing, transfers and testing. “Despite positive recent announcements,...

Strategic planning needed to reduce the queue Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, continues to appeal to work closely with the Government on reducing the queue for Home Care Packages (HCP), following the release of the latest waitlist...

Our nation’s representative aged care organisations are calling on all Australians to acknowledge and thank our vital aged care workers on Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) on Friday 7 August. Aged & Community Services Australia, the Aged Care Guild, Anglicare...

LASA is proud to announce the State and Territory finalists in the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards 2020, with young people among the contenders for top accolades. This year a new category – the Next Gen Young Leader Award – has been added to acknowledge...

LASA has warned that unremitting community and health vigilance is critical in Victoria and across the nation to reduce deaths from coronavirus. “Older Australians and the passionate people who care for them remain at the forefront of this fight, and we are entering...