"More older Australians will now pay more for their aged care. This is the message from last night's budget," said Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health.
"The changes won't start until after 1 July 2014, well after the next election.
"Despite the hy... ...more
"More older Australians will now pay more for their aged care. This is the message from last night's budget," said Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health.
"The changes won't start until after 1 July 2014, well after the next election.
"Despite the hy... ...more
Today the Gillard government finally responded to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into aged care. While the headline figure of $3.7 billion sounds impressive, the actually amount of new money to be spent is $577 million. The rest is a result of means testing and of simply cutting funding from ... ...more
Dementia in Australia is set to soar from an estimated 280,000 people to almost 1 million by 2050. "The Gillard Labor Governments’ short sightedness in terminating the Dementia Initiative and abolishing Dementia Program 4.6 in last year’s budget will only compound the devastating impact on people wi... ...more
It is typical of the Gillard Labor Government to release bad news during a holiday period.The release of the report on Minister Butler’s “conversations” on Easter Saturday and today’srelease of the Alzheimer’s Australia report are both a sobering indictment on the failings of the Rudd-Gillard Govern... ...more
“It is time for the Gillard Government to stop playing politics and respond to their Productivity Commission Report into Caring for Older Australians,” said Shadow Minister for Ageing, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells.
In response to a question from Mr Tony Windsor, Minister Mark Butler said in q... ...more
It is time for the Gillard Government to respond to their Productivity Commission Report into Caring for Older Australians.During the 2010 election campaign, Prime Minister Gillard said, “If re-elected, further aged care reform will be a second term priority for my government”. Then Health Min... ...more
The Coalition welcomes Minister Butler’s announcement that the Demonstration Day Respite program will be extended for another two years.
"This is a reflection of Coalition policy and we are pleased that Carers will have some certainty about these centres," said Shadow Minister for Ageing and Shadow... ...more
The Coalition will provide $935 million over four years to provide certainty of care for older Australians and vital support for the aged care sector to prepare for future needs.
A Coalition government will take real action to:
Provide certainty of care through the first ever four year Aged Ca... ...more
The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mr Butler, must immediately release the Productivity Commission’s Report Caring For Older Australians.
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Shadow Minister for Mental Health, said the Aged Care industry and consumers h... ...more