As the Living Longer Living Better reforms to the aged care system are implemented, LiveWell Care will keep you and your loved ones informed of the implications, allowing you to prepare for any resulting impact on the quality and quantity of care you receive, or on your level of funding.
Caring for Seniors – LiveWell Care Interview regarding Home Care Options
LiveWell Care’s Managing Director, Angus Kerr was recently interviewed by Li Xia from Caring for Seniors. Caring for Seniors is a podcast about simplifying the aged care journey and Angus was asked to share his knowledge and expertise about Home …
Read moreAssociation of Age Service Professionals.
The formation of the first peak body for consultants who operate in the age, retirement and disability sectors has just been announced and LiveWell Care is pleased to announce it’s membership of this association. The Association of Age Service Professionals is not …
Read moreUse your Home to Stay at Home
Many older Australians and their families face important decisions in later life. The vast numbers of retirees want to remain living independently in their homes, rather than move to residential aged care. Important questions should be asked What services …
Read moreAged Care Reform Rollout Update, July 2015
The full rollout of consumer directed care, the beginning of the Commonwealth Home Support Program, and the start of the My Aged Care Regional Assessment Service and client record; These were among the reform milestones that officially came into effect this …
Read moreFederal Budget 2015 – Increasing choice for older Australians receiving care
From February 2017, funding for Home Care Packages will follow the consumer so they are free to select any approved provider to deliver their care. Eligible consumers will be able to select any approved provider to deliver their care, with …
Read moreUpcoming changes to Home and Community Care (HACC)
Changes to HACC from July 2015 Major national policy and funding changes to aged services and disability services were announced in 2012 and are being progressively implemented. In 2015, sole funding responsibility for HACC for people in Victoria aged 65 …
Read moreReceiving Government Subsidised Care at Home – What we have learnt post 01 July 2014 reforms
The aged-care reforms, Living Longer, Living Better, (LLLB) introduced by the former Labor Government, came into effect on July 1st 2014. In relation to Home Care, the changes are a combination of consumer directed practice reforms and structural reforms. These …
Read moreNew means-testing arrangements from 1 July 2014
New fee arrangements for Home Care packages will begin on 1 July 2014. Means-testing via Centrelink will determine what care recipients will be asked to contribute to the cost of their care. For the new Home Care packages there will …
Read moreCosting Home Care – retirees with high income levels to pay
In his article Costing Home Help, Australian Financial Review journalist John Wasiliev talks about the changes to home care fees being charged by home care providers. The article articulates how the funding system has worked to date and outlines the …
Read moreAged Care Rationing still an issue under new reforms
The recently released Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Report highlights the delays in older people accessing aged care. According to the report, of those older people assessed as requiring care servcies, 30 percent had not accessed a care services …
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