Nearly $1 mil in grants to be shared among 12 dementia research projects A research project that will develop culturally appropriate assessments for people living with dementia in the Torres Strait is am…
Industry The warning signs of workforce compliance risk SPONSORED STORY - As the attention on workplace compliance across all industries continues to increase, aged care has the lio…
Industry CEO for Presbyterian Aged Care steps down After 14 years in the role, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Presbyterian Aged Care (PAC), Paul Sadler, has announced he will…
1 COVID-19 vaccination rollout begins Monday The Federal Government's COVID-19 vaccination rollout will be starting on Monday…
2 Official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice for Aged Care A new Code of Practice for Aged Care, intended to uphold the quality of care del…
3 COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know In a bid to protect Australians and stop the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Gov…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Procurement & Governance Australia continues to respond to the ACRC Final Report recommendations Following the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's Final Report recommendations yesterday…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Procurement & Governance PM calls for 'once in a generation change' to aged care Today, the Government delivered its initial response to the Final Report findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Ca…
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Government Health and Wellbeing New 'people-powered' movement unveiled A new 'people powered' movement of passionate volunteers has just launched called Aged Care Reform Now, an initiative ai…
Industry Education & Training Leadership Workforce LASA Mentoring Program develops leadership skills for mentees Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), will be beginning its second Mentoring Program in February fo…
Consumers Industry Advice Culture Awareness Government Aged care and advocacy posts removed during Facebook news ban Some of Australia's biggest media outlets have had their page posts removed after social media platform, Facebook, decid…
Consumers Finance Home & Community Positive Ageing Providers Funding aged care without having to sell the family home SPONSORED STORY - Some of the big questions when considering a move into aged care for yourself or your loved one, are a…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Procurement & Governance New research shows Australian communities wants to change aged care A new research paper from the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University, commissioned by the Royal Commission into…
Consumers Finance Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Industry comes together to demand reform in aged care A new sector alliance announced today, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), is demanding huge industry reform …
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Safety & Security New multilingual COVID-19 support line launched The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing (CCDA), peak body for cultural diversity in aged care, has unveiled its new …
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Leadership Set personal goals every day rather than once a year SPONSORED STORY - It takes one month for 80 percent of people to give up on their New Year's resolution, which is why ev…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Positive Ageing Hospital at home program trialling in SA A new South Australian Government initiative that provides hospital-level care in your own home is currently being trial…
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Government Positive Ageing Senior Australian of the Year 2021 announced On January 25, the country's 2021 Senior Australian of the Year and State recipients were announced, with Dr Miriam-Rose…
Consumers Industry Finance Government Health and Wellbeing Additional financial boost for Commonwealth Home Support Programme The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) will receive additional funding assistance of $124.4 million across 2020-21…
Consumers Government Nutrition Positive Ageing Research Aged care spending in food and nutrition would save over $80m per year, says Dietitians Aus Dietitians Australia, a nutrition advocacy group, suggests that using Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) to support…
Consumers Dementia Finance Health and Wellbeing Leadership New research funded in a race towards dementia prevention The Dementia Australia Research Foundation (DARF), a research arm of Dementia Australia, and the Race Against Dementia c…
Housing Options workshops (SA) 24 February - 29 April Run by the Housing Hub, these workshops are about housing for …
Australian Healthcare Week Expo 2021 Sydney, 17-18 March, 2021 The 10th Australian Healthcare Week 2021 is the largest health…
Enrolled Nurses' Conference Adelaide - 22-23 April, 2021 The health system is constantly changing and nursing professio…
Aged Care Reform Conference 2021 Virtual - May, 2021 Returning for its second year, the two day virtual event will …
ACSA 33rd National Summit - A New Age for Aged Care Virtual - 17-21 May, 2021 Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) will be hosting…
Melbourne Aged Care Conference Melbourne - 11-12 November, 2021 In today’s contentious aged care environment, it has never bee…