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1. • 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…
2. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers
   • Dementia
   • Government

   ROYAL COMMISSION: Focus on home care supports

   Hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care re-commenced in Adelaide yesterday, with a spotlight to be shown on …
3. • Industry
   • Leadership
   • Providers

   Peak body focuses on supporting young leaders

   Peak industry body Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has appointed Samantha Bowen as Principal Advisor - Next Ge…

4. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers
   • Providers
   • Technology

   Small app making a big difference

   Aged care and disability customer experience platform hayylo has been named as a finalist in at the 7th Asia Pacific …
5. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Government
   • Home & Community
   • Positive Ageing

   More Australians receiving home care, but overall wait list still growing

   The Government’s latest home care data report shows the current ‘drip feed’ funding model is failing to reduce …
6. • Industry
   • Consumers
   • Government

   Industry launches federal election campaign

   A new campaign launched earlier this week by industry peak body Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) is urging polit…

7. • 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…
8. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Culture Awareness
   • Positive Ageing
   • Workforce

   Aged care labour agreements to support migrant communities

   Aged care providers are now able to hire overseas workers with specialised skills that will support older Australians…
9. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Positive Ageing
   • Products
   • Technology

   Sydney startup launches virtual reality experience for aged care residents

   A new digital startup launched in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is giving aged care residents who are no longer physical…

10. • Industry
    • Consumers
    • Home & Community
    • Positive Ageing
    • Products

    Feros Care and Google partnership to give seniors more control at home

    New technology will give seniors living at home up-to-the-minute details about their care and allow them to manage t…
11. • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Nutrition
    • Positive Ageing

    Dysphagia - a difficult diagnosis to swallow

    Not enough Australians are aware of the dangers of dysphagia, also known as swallowing difficulties, according to Sp…
12. • Consumers
    • Positive Ageing

    ‘Everyday women’ celebrated on International Women’s Day

    They have all experienced very different lives, but there is one important commonality which has seen these ladies ce…
13. • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Home & Community
    • Providers

    Draft retirement living standards open for feedback

    Industry, residents and stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the retirement living sector’s proposed new…
14. • Consumers
    • Home & Community
    • Mental Health
    • Positive Ageing

    ‘Be a friend’ project aims to reduce loneliness in aged care residents

    The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) is encouraging Victorians to ‘befriend an older person’ as part of …
15. • Industry
    • Consumers
    • Government

    Damning home care report only tells part of the story, says peak body

    Lack of audits, high fees, poor communication and staffing issues are just some of the “systemic problems” in the…