Residential Care for Older People

Follow the links below to find information on residential care facilities for older people, including hostels, nursing homes and retirement villages.

For information on the accreditation and licensing of residential and other aged care facilities, go to the Aged Care Licensing and Accreditation [HealthInsite Topic Page].

Updated February 2008

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Title:   Media release. Improving patient transport services in Tasmania
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Patient transport and accommodation will receive a $10 million boost to improve access to health services across Tasmania.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Media release. More than 37,000 new aged care places - over next three years
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Over the next three years, the Rudd Labor Government will create more than 37,000 new aged care places.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Media release. Central Coast nursing home - notice of non-compliance
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Last night (October 29), the Department of Health and Ageing issued a formal Notice of Non-Compliance to Peninsula Village Retirement Centre
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Media release. Thursday Island nursing home statement
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The independent Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency is conducting a Full Review Audit of Star of the Sea to ensure proper resident welfare and safety at the Thursday Island facility at the tip of Cape York.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Media release. Peninsula Village Retirement Centre
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot today asked the independent Aged Care Commissioner to examine the Department of Health and Ageing's handling of previous complaints at a Central Coast nursing home facility.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Media release. Lump sum payments protected - straight to nursing home residents
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Pensioners who live in the nation's 3,000 nursing homes will keep their entire lump sum payment, the Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot said. Mrs Elliot made the comments to re-assure nursing home residents and their families following speculation this morning that the one-off payments would go to nursing home owners.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Media release. Parliamentary Secretary opens Baptist aged care home
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Senator Jan McLucas, opened Baptcare's new Hedley Sutton Community in Melbourne on 2nd October 2008.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Media release. Unannounced visits - 1000th milestone reached today
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   As of 2 October, the independent Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency has conducted a record 1001 unannounced visits.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Media release. Tough measures against Gippsland nursing home - protecting frail and aged residents
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Department of Health and Ageing has imposed tough sanctions on Lakes Entrance Aged Care Facility in the East Gippsland region of Victoria - following the identification of serious risk to residents involving the provision of care to residents, particularly in medication management.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Media release. Independent analysis of ACFI confirms higher funding
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   An independent analysis of the new Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) shows that on average, when fully implemented, the new funding arrangement will increase government support to the residential aged care sector by about 2.9 per cent in real terms.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Media release. Review of conditional adjustment payment for residential aged care - formal timetable - call for submissions
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Nursing home and hostel operators, older Australians, unions and consumer representatives have been invited to lodge formal submissions to the Review of the Conditional Adjustment Payment (CAP) in residential aged care.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Media release. Feros Village extension boosts aged care accommodation on NSW Far North Coast
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   With about 16 per cent of people in the Far North Coast of NSW aged over 65, the Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot, has welcomed the opening of a major new extension to the Feros Village aged care facility at Bangalow today.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Media release. Maintaining quality of care for Bridgewater residents
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has announced that Uniting Aged Care will temporarily take over the management of the Bridewater Aged Care facility in Melbourne, allowing the Administrators to focus on investigating the financial affairs of the former approved provider of the home and to continue to seek a sale of the facility.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Media release. Australian Government to increase scrutiny of aged care funding claims
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Commonwealth staff have begun a wide-ranging review of funding claims to ensure that Australian Government payments match the levels of care provided in nursing homes.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Media release. Minister's statement on Edgarley Hostel/Edgarley Home in rural Victoria
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Statement on Edgarley Hostel/Edgarley Home in rural Victoria
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. $2m funding for psychogeriatric research
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government is providing $2 million in research funding to assist in the study of the care and treatment of people with psychogeriatric conditions in aged care homes.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Minister for Ageing: AIHW report on residential aged care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has welcomed the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's report, 'Residential Aged Care in Australia 2006-2007'.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Government recognises outstanding senior Australians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government today recognised two prominent Fremantle residents for their significant contribution to improving the lives of senior Australians.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Minister praises WA Jewish aged care service
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot, visited the Perth Jewish Aged Home Society at Dianella on 10 June and praised the centre for its work with people with dementia; its safe environment; and the special care provided by staff and volunteers.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Minister welcomes Queensland decision to exempt aged care providers from paying land tax
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government today applauded the decision by the Queensland Government - in its 2008-2009 Budget - to exempt residential aged care providers from paying land tax as part of the measure 'Tax concessions to assist older persons'.
Date:   Jun 2008
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