Consumers Caring & Carers Finance Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme cuts costs on medicine for older Australians As the Australian Federal Budget (2023 – 2024) is set to be delivered on May 9, many older Australians will be looking...
Industry Caring & Carers Government National medicine safety project for aged care receives $1.5m in funding The Pharmacists Actioning Rational use of Medicines in Aged Care (PHARMA-Care) quality monitoring project has received...
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing 1 in 7 older Australians felt mental health worsen during pandemic Australia’s peak organisation for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, has released new research...
Industry Caring & Carers Education & Training Aged care volunteer feedback needed for Royal Commission response The Australian Government is seeking volunteer workers in the aged care sector, along with those that manage volunteer...
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing Digital mental health support program to combat depression at home Swinburne University of Technology and home care provider Silverchain have been hard at work on a new project which will...
Consumers Caring & Carers Finance 2022: Our Year in Review 2022 was a big year that presented many changes and challenges for older people and the aged care sector.
Consumers Caring & Carers Education & Training What to say and what not to say: A new language guide for combatting ageism A new language guide has been released to the public covering what to say and what not to say when communicating and...
Consumers Caring & Carers Government The Aged Care Quality Standards are being reviewed, what you need to know The Government is currently “urgently” reviewing the Aged Care Quality Standards from 2019 after identifying...
Consumers Caring & Carers Government COVID restrictions are changing again, so what are the latest rules? Last week, the National Cabinet unanimously agreed to scrap the mandatory COVID-19 isolation requirements, except for...
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing Quality Indicator program expanded, how does this impact your care? The National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) has been expanded to include additional...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Labor’s aged care wins during their first 100 days in office This week, the Federal Labor Government have reached the milestone of 100 days in office and have already shown signs of...
Consumers Caring & Carers Dementia MATCH app could revolutionise in-home care for people living with dementia The preliminary results from international study HOMESIDE led by the University of Melbourne has produced encouraging...
Consumers Advice Caring & Carers How can I continue to receive care if my local council stops delivering aged care services? A new funding model from the Federal Government has caused some Victorian councils to stop providing aged care services...
Consumers Caring & Carers Education & Training Income Award changes and what it means for you The recent changes to the Award for home carers may have an unintended effect on Home Care Package recipients, with the...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Staff shortages in aged care have doubled in 12 months The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has found that the aged care workforce crisis has doubled...
Consumers Advice Allied Health Raising awareness about your right to palliative care This week, 22 – 28 May 2022, is National Palliative Care Week, which aims to put a spotlight on the importance of...
Consumers Advice Caring & Carers Parkinson’s awareness front and centre this April Thirty-seven Australians receive a Parkinson’s diagnosis every day. On World Parkinson’s Day, 11 April, and...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Pandemic has worsened the mental health of carers A recent survey from Carers Victoria has found that over 75 percent of carers in Victoria are experiencing increased...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Opposition Budget reply promises to fix the “crisis in aged care” The Labor Party has released its reply to the Federal Budget, pledging an extra $2.5 billion to the aged care sector and...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers No funding or workers to implement recent amendments to Aged Care Reform Bill Late on Wednesday night, amendments were made to the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers One in five aged care workers plan to quit in next 12 months, says ANMF survey The dire situation of the aged care workforce shortage has been further highlighted by a recent report from the...