Catholic Health Australia (CHA) is calling for urgent, coordinated reform to address hospital ‘bed block’, with new research revealing the number of days patients remained in hospital despite being medically ready for discharge into aged care has increased by 60 per cent over the past three years, at an estimated annual cost of $1.61 billion. CHA argues that addressing shortages in aged car...

For many older West Australians and their families, navigating aged care can feel overwhelming, particularly when trying to understand what support is available and how to access it. Catholic Homes is helping to address that by offering free, no-obligation, support-at- home consultations grounded in compassion, dignity and care. Catholic Homes’ Client Engagement Officers support ind...

The Federal Budget has drawn a measured but hopeful response from both the St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Health Australia who have welcomed reforms they believe could improve the lives of Australians facing housing stress, poverty, illness and ageing. However, both organisations have also warned that much more needs to be done to ensure vulnerable people are not left behind. In a ...

Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has launched Health Matters, the first podcast produced and hosted by an Australian health peak body. New episodes will be released monthly, addressing issues across health, aged care and mission. Future topics will include aged care reform, workforce sustainability, hospital funding and palliative care. “Both health and aged care are at a critical junc...

Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to ensure personal care minutes delivered by religious sisters in aged care homes are formally recognised and count towards mandated targets. The Department of Health, Ageing and Disability has updated the definition of a Personal Care Worker to include a person who is a member of a religious order, such as a nun or re...

Health and Ageing Minister Mark Butler. Photo: Sourced/X Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the government’s decision to delay the implementation of the Aged Care Act until 1 November to ensure providers and over 280,000 clients have enough time to transition to the new Support at Home program. “We strongly support the reforms enacted in the Aged Care Act but this delay is needed to ...

Catholic Health Australia had long called for aged care funding reforms that would allow providers to operate sustainably and keep serving their communities.

The session helped to raise awareness of Elder Abuse and the Care Finders Program Initiative.

MercyCare’s new 108-bed community in Maddington, is based on the best practice small-house model of care and features six homes of domestic scale, which will be home to just 18 residents each.

Mercy Health Carers Marevic Desamparada, Anisha Maharjan and Priyanka Gyawali, who hail from the Philippines and also Nepal, have lived in Perth collectively for over 20 years and say they adore their adopted country just as much as the seniors they care for at Mercy Place Mont Clare. Photo: Supplied. A trio of care companions at a popular local not-for-profit aged care home will celebrate ...