Nearly a third of Advance Care Directives are invalid
A nationwide study from Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA), a national program empowering consumers to prepare for importan…
Consumers
Health Transparency Bill passes in Queensland
A new standard of transparency for Queensland's private and public health and aged care facilities has been set with the p…
National Registration Body for Aged Care Workers Launches
A national aged care workers registration body was launched last week, following multiple calls during the Royal Commissio…
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Government announces $537 million aged care boost
On Monday, the Federal Government announced the delivery of a $537 million aged care funding boost in response to the… -
Push to keep older Australians in the workforce has split peak bodies
Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has proposed upskilling older Australians to keep them in the workforce for lo… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: “Fundamental failings of clinical governance”
The second half of last week’s hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, were focused on… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Poor leadership among upper management
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is back this week in Hobart, Tasmania, with a focus on aged ca… -
Earle Haven inquiry recommendations to prevent future aged care service collapses
An independent inquiry into the forced closure of Queensland’s Earle Haven Retirement Village on 11 July this year … -
LASA review finds nearly 200 aged care services are in financial distress
Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), has released a review finding nearly 200 residential aged … -
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 a… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Commissioners turn to solutions for regional aged care
Introducing the aim of this set of Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings on Monday in Mudgee, N… -
New cookbook raises funds for dementia bus
Not-for-profit Perth based organisation, Community Vision, has launched its newest recipe book to raise money for the… -
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 consume… -
Australian aged care - “a shocking tale of neglect” and “woefully inadequate”
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its Interim Report yesterday, highlighting the overal… -
Nationwide study investigating prevalence of elder abuse
The Australian Institute of Family Studies recently announced they will be conducting the first large-scale study int… -
Aged Care Royal Commission release more research and background papers
This October, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has released research papers that observed natio… -
LASA Congress presents positivity around the future of ageing
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) hosted their LASA 2019 National Congress - Better Ageing Futures i… -
New research supports staff satisfaction as key to quality home care
A new study from the Anglicare Australian Network has found supportive evidence that staff engagement and satisfactio… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care is “working [staff] into poverty”
The third day of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety had a panel of industry unions and peak bodie… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Government not taking action
The first day of the aged care workforce focus for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety started wit… -
Aged Care Commissioner dies after recent cancer diagnosis
The Honourable Richard Tracey AM RFD QC, Chair of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, passed away…
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LASA Tri-State Conference 2020
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