Media Releases

Medication Harm The extent of medication-related harm to older Australians is well known to Ward MM and LASA, with over 250,000 hospitalisations each year at a cost of $1.4 billion (1). It has been estimated that 50% of this harm is preventable (1). The recent Royal...

LASA is offering to work with the Government on a detailed, long-term strategy to reduce the wait for Home Care Packages (HCP) at a recipient’s approved level to three months. LASA CEO Sean Rooney said the latest report showed another significant reduction in the...

The aged care sector has welcomed the Federal Government’s acknowledgement of the aged care workforce being on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19, and the hard work they are doing, in difficult circumstances, to minimise risk of infection to older...

Aged care services are working hard to keep older Australians safe - and we need your help Aged care services are at the forefront of saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic, committed staff working harder than ever before to keep hundreds of thousands of...

The new, cost-effective Aged Care Assistant (ACA) program is promising powerful support for aged care providers, assisting their COVID-19 protection commitment as the risk of influenza rises and staffing challenges increase. The ACA training and placement program –...

The aged care sector can't continue with the heavy cost of keeping home care residents safe from the virus, and the industry is at risk of collapse. This ABC Radio interview features LASA CEO Sean Rooney alongside Associate Professor Noleen Bennett, Senior Infection...

Almost 1,000 aged care providers and their representatives have endorsed strong requests for support put to the Aged Care Minister and the Chief Medical Officer during a national webinar. Everyone agrees that public safety is the most important thing during this...

LASA CEO Sean Rooney says comments made by the Prime Minister and some State Premiers about restrictions on people visiting residential care homes are confusing for providers, residents and their families. Click on the image to hear his 6PR radio interview.

LASA is appealing for government clarity and support to maintain protections for older Australians in care. “Recent comments by national and state leaders must not be seen as a green light to relax current visitation restrictions or go back to pre-COVID-19 routines,”...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, continues to recommend a precautionary approach to visitor restrictions in residential aged care, on a home-by-home basis, with the protection of residents and staff from COVID-19 a critical priority....