Government put on notice over nursing home bed block
State health ministers have put their federal counterpart on blast over a major shortage of aged care beds, which is clogging up the nation's hospital system.
State health ministers have put their federal counterpart on blast over a major shortage of aged care beds, which is clogging up the nation's hospital system.
Authorities investigating the death of a "seriously malnourished" man with Down syndrome have released footage showing his living conditions.
Older Australians will be able to live at home for longer and receive better protections in aged care after a sector overhaul passed parliament.
Aged and home care systems will receive billions of dollars in funding in a bid to improve living conditions for older Australians.
Older Australians are being forced to wait longer for home care as demands blows out, with an ageing population set to exacerbate the issue in coming decades.
A whistleblower claims the Queensland government is putting children at risk of being physically and sexually abused by sending them back to unsafe homes.