title: Impact of the Federal Budget on nursing homes.
abstract: Most members would be aware from media reports that the Federal Budget introduced important changes to funding and regulation of aged care and in particular to nursing homes. Most newspaper reports have concentrated on the introduction of an entry contribution. However this has diverted attention from other fundamental changes to the system.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fredericks
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002017:Budgets; D003363:Cost Control; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care