The financial blow will ensure the aged care system can cope with an increase in demand over the coming years.

The way Australians pay for residential aged care, or nursing homes, is changing from November 1. Payment arrangements will ...

Enraged state ministers have blamed the Commonwealth for heaping more pressure on their health systems after newly released figures revealed just 800 new beds in aged care facilities were delivered in ...

But the government rejected that idea and has argued that residents should pay more if they can afford to do so. The government currently pays about $4 for every $1 paid by aged care residents, and ...

Australia’s residential aged care model has undergone a sweeping transformation, with new fee structures and funding ...

A contested component of the new system is that older Australians will pay for more of their non-clinical care, such as ...

Older Australians were promised "a world class aged care system", but as "once in a generation" changes roll out, some feel ...

The financial blow will ensure the aged care system can cope with an increase in demand over the coming years.