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. 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
Title:   Media release. Minister outlines payment plan for Bridgewater staff
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot today officially outlined the Federal Government's financial support plan for the 156 staff at the Bridgewater Aged Care facility in Melbourne.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Minister for Ageing announces measures for residents who go missing from aged care facilities
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government will require nursing home services to report any case of missing residents - a measure to further protect and enhance safety for residents, particularly those with a diagnosis of dementia.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media release. Zero real interest loans applications close on June 6
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has reminded aged care providers to apply for the Zero Real Interest Loans as the application round closes on June 6. The $300 million plan is expected to create 2,500 permanent residential aged care places in areas of high need such as regional and undersupplied areas.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Media release. Statement on Bridgewater Aged Care Service - Federal Government protects residents
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Statement from the Minister for Ageing concerning a 107-resident Melbourne nursing home going into administration.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Media release. Purpose-built home to serve growing ageing population in Canberra - dementia patients and carers to benefit
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A $29 million, 108-bed, purpose-built aged care facility in Ainslie, to help serve an increasingly older Canberra population, has been opened by the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Media release. More aged care places for NSW
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has announced that 2,091 additional aged care beds worth $74.8 million a year in recurrent funding have been allocated across New South Wales as part of the 2007 Aged Care Approval Round.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. Australian Government pledges to continue to work with community to improve quality for older Australians in aged care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has pledged to continue to work in partnership with older Australians, aged care providers, unions and consumer groups to improve quality in residential aged care.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. Government to fund wound management research
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has announced research projects worth up to $500,000 to improve wound management in aged care.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Too young for aged care
Publisher:   Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)
Description:   People with Younger Onset Dementia have special needs. In particular, it's wrong at many levels for them to be housed in aged care residences.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. Federal Government responds to psycho-geriatric patients
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government has called for a report into appropriate care for people with psycho-geriatric illness.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Media release. Government working on $158 million transition beds - getting elderly into appropriate aged care
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Australian Government is working on its election commitment to get 2000 older Australians who are occupying hospital beds into appropriate aged care -freeing up valuable hospital resources for those needing urgent treatment, the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, said on 25 March.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Media release. Better protection for frail aged Australians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has outlined a range of tough new measures to improve quality to protect frail and aged Australians.
Date:   Mar 2008
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