Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Funding boost for meal providers during National Volunteering Week The Federal Government has given a $7 million funding boost to the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) to...
Consumers Advice Education & Training Improving your job prospects as an older person with disability A new pilot program based in Western Sydney is aiming to assist older Australians with disability in enhancing their...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Consumer peaks unite to propose their own aged care reform plan A detailed response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Final Report was issued by 12 aged...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Advance Care Planning Week challenges Australians to plan for future medical care This week’s National Advance Care Planning Week, running from 22 – 26 March, is encouraging all Australians...
Consumers Advice Health and Wellbeing “Curse of ageism” occurs in every second person worldwide The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report from the United Nations (UN) which found that every second...
Consumers Advice Health and Wellbeing COVID-19 measures stops flu season in its tracks Australia’s influenza numbers plummeted in 2020 following the announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness New ‘people-powered’ movement unveiled A new ‘people powered’ movement of passionate volunteers has just launched called Aged Care Reform Now, an...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness 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,...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness 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...
Consumers Advice Education & Training 2020: Our Year in Review There were some huge news events this year, making 2020 probably one of the most difficult and transformative years for...
Consumers Advice Finance Temporary COVID-19 relief for South Australians on pension As South Australia heads into temporary lockdown conditions in preparation of a potential second wave of COVID-19 in the...
Consumers Advice Education & Training How to future proof your aged care organisation (beyond COVID) SPONSORED STORY: While the aged care industry remains in a state of unrest and uncertainty, providers still need to...
Consumers Advice Education & Training New clinic to support older people with cognitive difficulties Macquarie University in Sydney, has opened a new special health clinic that utilises doctors, clinical...
Industry Advice Education & Training From bedsides to boardrooms OPINION – From bedsides to boardrooms, mentoring can make careers more meaningful. At the beginning of 2020, many...
Consumers Advice Government How to navigate difficult visitor restrictions with your aged care facility The last two weeks have brought a lot of debate between the Federal Government and the aged care sector around the best...
Consumers Advice Education & Training New COVID-19 hotline for older Australians launches Older Australians will now be able to call a dedicated COVID-19 hotline to access the critical information they need to...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness COVID-19 highlights the importance of Advance Care Planning Today kicks off National Advance Care Planning Week, encouraging Australians to plan their future medical care,...
Consumers Advice Health and Wellbeing National fitness project to encourage more exercise in over 65s Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Queensland, will contribute to a new national project that...
Consumers Industry Advice A merry year in review There were some huge news events this year, making 2019 probably one of the most important and transformative years for...
Consumers Industry Advice DPS helping you stay at home for longer with brand new resource Australians are living longer than ever before and most people want to live in their own home and community as they age....
Consumers Industry Advice DPS already at forefront of informing and educating consumers on aged care options The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has commented on the lack of information available to consumers...