Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: No time, no extra staff and little diversional therapy Day 6 into the third series of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety involved another panel full of...
Consumers Industry Education & Training ROYAL COMMISSION: “Inadequate care” and mismanagement of palliative care The second week of the third series of the Royal Commission into Aged Care hearings in Sydney started today, with a case...
Consumers Industry Advice COTA unhappy with absence of aged care mentions in Leader’s Debate Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has expressed their offence at the lack of mention of aged care in the Leader’s...
Consumers Industry Advice National Dementia Conference puts a spotlight on dementia and Alzheimer’s With the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the National Dementia Conference, held in Melbourne on 15...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Royal Commission releases multiple papers on aged care The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has released three background papers this week, following the...
Consumers Advice Education & Training Continence Foundation of Australia launches Laugh Without Leaking campaign In a campaign to raise awareness for bladder and bowel incontinence sufferers, the Continence Foundation of Australia...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Pharmacists boost dementia knowledge through online course A new online course is helping pharmacists improve their dementia knowledge to the benefit of their local communities.
Consumers Industry Education & Training Rural and remote aged care workforce receives funding boost The aged care workforce in rural and remote Australia will receive a much-needed funding boost announced by Minister Ken...
Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Dementia Aged care peak bodies respond to ‘stop gap’ Federal Budget Despite some welcomed aged care funding allocations industry and consumer peak bodies have labelled the Federal Budget a...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Federal Budget 2019-20 – what’s in it for older Australians The Federal Budget 2019-20 announced last night by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg had a strong focus on reaching a budget...
Consumers Industry Advice Peak bodies ask Federal Budget to meet the needs of older Australians Aged care peak bodies are calling on the Federal Budget to better meet the needs of older Australians by supporting...
Consumers Industry Dementia Trial to improve younger onset dementia services while dementia rates in older Australians decline A new Australian trial will aim to improve care and services for more than 25,000 Australians living with younger onset...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care workers share safety concerns; Councils prepared to support older Australians in their community Four personal care workers fronted the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety yesterday to share concerns...
Consumers Industry Allied Health 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 last...
Consumers Advice Education & Training Get on board for the biggest seniors expo in 2019 SPONSORED STORY: Gold Coast Seniors are embracing the ‘My Future, My Choice’ mindset as a way to control how...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Equal aged care access for multicultural communities Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Australians will receive support in overcoming barriers they may face in...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Grant to support improved food experiences in aged care More appetising, fresh and tasty meals are headed for Australian nursing homes thanks to celebrity cook Maggie Beer.
Consumers Industry Education & Training New tool and accreditation scheme to ensure quality across aged care, retirement villages National peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has launched a new online tool to help aged care providers...
Consumers Industry Dementia ROYAL COMMISSION: Misuse of psychotropic drugs, lack of qualified workers The dangers of antidepressant use in dementia patients and decline in registered nurses across the system were topics on...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Training program to help staff walk in patients’ shoes An Adelaide aged care provider will be the first to trial ‘empathy suits’ as part of a staff training pilot program...
Consumers Education & Training Positive Ageing Explore your potential through Government-funded courses SPONSORED STORY – You’re never too old to learn new skills and with a growing number of Government-funded...