Residents with higher incomes and assets will be required to pay for a larger contribution than those on a pension.

Older Australians entering the aged care system will have to pay for "non-clinical" services such as showers and help with medication under wide-ranging changes taking effect in November.

Nicole Sutton is the co-lead of the Business & Strategy Theme at the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative. She contributes to research projects funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care. She is ...

A new research report which interviewed 80 nurses and health care assistants in the aged care sector reveals the disturbing impact on our elderly of an under-staffed and under-funded sector, Tōpūtanga ...