Consumers Industry Government COVID-19 super spreader variant causing havoc in aged care sector With the aggressive spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and the Government’s new attempt at a...
Consumers Elder Abuse Government Landmark OPAN report reveals unacceptable aged care experiences over last year A new report from the Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN), the peak body for advocacy for older Australians,...
Consumers Industry Dementia Australia needs urgent healthcare reform to cope with future dementia numbers In a newly released White Paper, dementia experts are calling for immediate action to reform a healthcare system that...
Consumers Industry Government Industry calls on in home care and community workforce to get vaccinated as deadline looms Aged care peak bodies are encouraging those who work in the in home care and community services sector to get their...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for in home and community aged care workers On Wednesday, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) announced that it recommends the COVID-19...
Consumers Culture Awareness Education & Training COVID-19 outbreaks exposed shortfalls in aged care, finds review Recommendations from a review into COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities aim to fix “shortcomings and...
Consumers Industry Government Aged care residents first in line for COVID-19 booster shot Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, announced on Wednesday that aged care residents will be among the first to...
Consumers Industry Government National Cabinet approves reduced visitor restrictions plan for aged care homes Residents in aged care facilities will be able to get together with their loved ones again after National Cabinet agreed...
Industry Health and Wellbeing Products Electronic drug register provides peace of mind in aged care SPONSORED STORY – Victorian aged care provider Nagambie Aged Care has streamlined its services utilising an...
Consumers Industry Government Protection of older Australians improved since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic Newly released statistics have confirmed significantly more aged care residents died from COVID-19 than any other...
Consumers Industry Government Anonymous reporting tool exposes failures in aged care A new whistleblower reporting tool established by United Workers Union (UWU) has had over 2,000 aged care workers expose...
Consumers Industry Government Only half of aged care workers vaccinated as mandatory vaccine deadline approaches The Federal Government has released national vaccination rates of aged care workers that show that only half of the...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness The sector thanks their aged care heroes Ahead of Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) on 7 August, the industry is showing its appreciation and love for its dedicated...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness What will aged care look like in five years? It has been a tumultuous 18 months in aged care with COVID-19 providing a stark look into the sector’s areas of...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Mixed messages over the COVID-19 vaccine rollout Prime Minister Scott Morrison passed the blame of the inadequate COVID-19 vaccine rollout on to the Australian Technical...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing Rapid COVID-19 testing trial in aged care An aged care facility in Melbourne is trialling a faster method of COVID-19 testing to see if it provides better...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness New programs to combat the sexual assault and abuse of older people With 50 incidences of unlawful sexual contact of an older resident in an aged care facility every week in Australia, new...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness COVID-19 vaccinations made mandatory for aged care workers It will be mandatory for all aged care workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, following a decision at a snap National...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Aged care residents will have increased access to their doctor through GP incentive Older Australians in residential aged care will have better access to General Practitioners (GPs) thanks to a recent...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Government grilled over poor aged care workforce vaccination numbers The Federal Government was taken to task over their conflicting information around the number of aged care staff that...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Victoria initiates aged care staff vaccination ‘blitz’ The Victorian Government will be enacting a five-day vaccination blitz that will provide aged care and disability staff...