The aged care act 1997
Improving the quality of residential aged care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11956652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Valentine (Charles Sturt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-19 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03124070008415552 |
| OpenAlex | W2135209797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper reviews the benefits claimed to flow from the commencement of the Aged Care Act 1997. It is concluded that in restructuring residential aged care services the Commonwealth Government has withdrawn from its regulatory responsibility of ensuring residents receive adequate standards of care. To legitimate its actions the Government contractualised the relationship between service providers and residents, to the detriment of the residents
Aged care · Business · CARE Act · Commonwealth · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Health care · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Residential care · Restructuring · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Public Administration · Finance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2003 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |