Website to combat specialist ‘bill shock’ Patients will be able to identify the true cost of specialist fees through a recently proposed Government-run website.
Consumers ROYAL COMMISSION: Mental health, oral health and allied health The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held its first hearings last week since their postponement due to C…
Consumers Aged Care Royal Commission hearings resuming July The Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety has announced that the hearings will resume next month, in July, afte…
Consumers Allied Health Education & Training Health and Wellbeing Safety & Security Five easy home exercises for older people Keeping fit and healthy is an important part of ageing well, but it's even more important now as Australia is battlin…
Consumers Allied Health Education & Training Government Health and Wellbeing How do I continue to get healthcare if I am self-isolating? As more and more businesses close and the Government takes action to minimise the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Education & Training Health and Wellbeing ROYAL COMMISSION: Issues with consistent health and aged care The final three days of this year’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Canberra heard f…
Industry Allied Health Culture Awareness Education & Training Leadership Supporting the young leaders of aged care Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) are supporting young professionals in aged care to become the future leaders of…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Finance Government Lack of financial resources could lead to a ‘perfect storm’ in aged care Older Australians may be unable to access the support they need in aged care due to lack of financial resources avail…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Culture Awareness Government ROYAL COMMISSION: “It’s very much a dictatorship type industry” The third day of the Perth hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard from a panel of …
Consumers Industry Allied Health Culture Awareness Positive Ageing HenderCare explores the joys of nostalgia Isolation and loneliness felt by older people is increasingly common, however the power of reminiscing and nostalgia …
Consumers Industry Allied Health Culture Awareness LGBTI Aged care services taking action for LGBTI seniors SPONSORED STORY - To provide the best support possible and show respect to LGBTI seniors, aged and disability service…
Consumers Allied Health Caring & Carers Home & Community Positive Ageing Petting zoo therapy at SummitCare St Marys A Western Sydney aged care facility is using pet therapy at their nursing home as a way to brighten their residents d…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Providers Safety & Security Record fine of $120,000 handed down to suspended Tasmanian physiotherapist A suspended physiotherapist in Tasmania has received the largest fine in history against an individual for offences u…
Consumers Allied Health Government Providers Labor promises free dental for pensioners The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has committed $2.4 billion for a Pensioner Dental Plan if elected into office, which…
Industry Consumers Allied Health Procurement & Governance Providers ACCC pulls Bupa Aged Care into court for misleading claims about services Bupa Aged Care has been taken to Federal Court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) following…
Consumers Advice Allied Health Safety & Security Flu season expected to claim 4,000 lives This year’s flu season is estimated to claim 4,000 lives with already 28,987 confirmed cases of influenza throughou…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Dementia Education & Training Pharmacists boost dementia knowledge through online course A new online course is helping pharmacists improve their dementia knowledge to the benefit of their local communities…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Dementia End of Life More needed in Budget for dementia support and palliative care With gaps in vital aged care initiatives following the announcement of the Federal Budget 2019-20 highlighted by peak…
Consumers Allied Health Positive Ageing Products Your guide for a pain relief regime SPONSORED STORY - Ongoing and persistent pain is inconvenient, tiring and frustrating! Simply tolerating discomfort i…
Consumers Industry Allied Health Education & Training Positive Ageing Expo a ‘one-stop-shop’ for healthcare professionals The 2019 Australian Healthcare Week has doubled in size and will feature 70 percent more speakers and content than la…
Industry Consumers Allied Health Positive Ageing Spiralling out-of-pocket health costs biggest worry for seniors Consumer peak body National Seniors Australia (NSA) is calling for reforms to put a brake on rising health care costs…
Australian Healthcare Week Expo 2021 Sydney, 17-18 March, 2021 The 10th Australian Healthcare Week 2021…
Enrolled Nurses' Conference Adelaide - 22-23 April, 2021 The health system is constantly changing and nursing profes…
Aged Care Reform Conference 2021 Virtual - May, 2021 Returning for its second year, the two day virtual event wi…
ACSA 33rd National Summit - A New Age for Aged Care Virtual - 17-21 May, 2021 Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) will be host…
Melbourne Aged Care Conference Melbourne - 11-12 November, 2021 In today’s contentious aged care environment, it has neve…
Brisbane Aged Care Conference Brisbane - 25-26 November, 2021 The current need for aged care nurses to meet the specific …