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Australian Health & Aged Care

Connecting leading industry professionals dedicated to improving the health and aged care sectors across Australia.

The definitive resource for the health and aged care sector

The official resource dedicated to work alongside the latest funding.

The Australian Health & Aged Care resource assists businesses that supply their products and services to the health and aged care sectors by placing them directly in front of key decision-makers.

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"In the response to the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government is delivering a $17.7 billion aged care reform package. The reforms will provide better, fairer aged care, and deliver respect, care and dignity to our senior Australians."

― health.gov.au, 2021

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At Australian Health & Aged Care, we have a passionate team dedicated to improving the standards and quality of the healthcare sector across Australia. Keeping in regular contact with the decision makers of the healthcare sector allows us to be in know about new companies, products, services ideas and concepts.

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What the health and aged care facilities say about us!

"I found the resource very helpful because it is a comprehensive guide to all things aged care. It is particularly useful to be able to see a national picture of the many service providers in each State and Territory. It’s been a while since I looked at such a publication. It’s an excellent first point of call for anyone looking for providers in the 65+ demographic. Take care!"

― Sandra Allars, Director & Founder

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The healthcare system is already under immense pressure, grappling with rising chronic disease rates. This is where the role of preventative health is so important, focusing on preventing illnesses before they take hold. And complementary medicines play a crucial role in this proactive approach. They can help reduce the risk and severity of chronic conditions that disproportionately affect older Australians. In particular, complementary medicines can help close this gap on poor nutrition.

- Complementary Medicines Australia, Australian Health and Aged Care (May 2024)

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The Albanese government has this week announced it will introduce one of the largest reforms to Australia’s aged-care sector to date.

The package includes a A$4.3 billion investment in home care, now called “Support at Home”, to come into effect from July 2025. This reflects both the desire of many people to remain living at home as they age, and the government’s desire to reduce the costs of residential aged care.

So what changes is the government making to home care packages? And what will these changes mean for ageing Australians?

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Siloes persist in Government policy, including when it comes to health and aged care, as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety found.

Specialist services, including specialist palliative care and subacute rehabilitation, were recommended to be provided by state and territory health care providers (even if these services involved allied health practitioners), with less complex health conditions managed by aged care providers’ staff, particularly nurses.

- Allied Health Professions Australia, Australian Health and Aged Care (May 2024)

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On 14 May 2024, The Hon Mark Butler MP Minister for health and aged care announced the 2024/2025 budget.

Overall spending on health and aged care in 2024–25 is $146.1 billion, with a five-year commitment to invest $10.7 billion, including $8.5 billion in health and $2.2 billion in aged care. This includes investments to strengthen Medicare ($2.8 billion), deliver cheaper medicines ($4.3 billion) and invest in a fit and healthy Australia ($1.3 billion).

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At 30 June 2023 (or during the 2022–23 financial year for home support):

- There were almost 317,000 admissions to aged care services in Australia (almost 79,000 to permanent residential care, over 94,000 to respite residential care, almost 121,000 to home care, over 14,000 to transition care and over 8,000 to short term restorative care).

- Most admissions to residential care and home care in 2022–23 were the person’s first time accessing that care type (87% for permanent residential care, 64% for respite residential and 81% for home care).

- The region with the highest number of total admissions to permanent residential care was Southern Metro, Victoria with almost 4,900 admissions.

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Happy World Senior Citizen Day! 👵 👴

Celebrated on August 21 each year, it is a day dedicated to honouring and appreciating the contributions and achievements of older adults in society.

The day serves as a reminder to recognise the valuable wisdom, experience, and knowledge that senior citizens bring to our communities and to raise awareness about the issues they may face.

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Chronic diseases are a key challenge for our health system, and around 36 per cent of chronic conditions in Australia are due to poor oral health.

- @dhaainsta Dental Hygienists Association Australia, Australian Health and Aged Care (May 2024)

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Happy Aged Care Employee Day! Today, we celebrate and honour the people who care for all the older Australians in our community. 🏩👵

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