Consumers Industry Education & Training Government Health and Wellbeing SA imposes aged care safeguards despite no new COVID cases South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall, has announced two new residential aged care facility protocols to come int…
Consumers Industry Government Health and Wellbeing Safety & Security In a time of strict regulation, OnePassport® Immunise simplifies record keeping SPONSORED STORY - The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in strict regulation and rules around entering aged care…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Procurement & Governance Safety & Security Victorian aged care facilities transitioning to single site operations COVID-19 has exposed the issues of employees working across multiple aged care facilities during a pandemic after a f…
Consumers Advice Education & Training Government Health and Wellbeing New clinic to support older people with cognitive difficulties Macquarie University in Sydney, has opened a new special health clinic that utilises doctors, clinical neuropsycholog…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Procurement & Governance Safety & Security Royal Commission will cover COVID-19 response and system failures Royal Commissioner, Tony Pagone QC, has highlighted that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will …
Consumers Allied Health Government Health and Wellbeing Mental Health ROYAL COMMISSION: Mental health, oral health and allied health The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held its first hearings last week since their postponement due…
Consumers Culture Awareness Government Health and Wellbeing Safety & Security Government is enforcing face masks for aged care workers in Melbourne hotspots Since the latest statewide lockdown of Victoria, the Federal Government is requiring all aged care workers in COVID-1…
Consumers Dementia Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Providers A way forward in dementia care SPONSORED STORY - When Korongee Village in Tasmania opens its doors in July 2020, it will mark the beginning of a ne…
Consumers Education & Training Government Health and Wellbeing Safety & Security Victorian older Australians urged to be careful Victoria has experienced a resurgence of COVID-19 and the Federal Government is urging older people in Victoria to be…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Providers Safety & Security Additional changes in second review of aged care Industry Code A second review of the Industry Code on Visiting Residential Aged Care has resulted in additional changes, incorporat…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Procurement & Governance New Service Compliance Rating for providers rolled out on My Aged Care As of 1 July, a new Service Compliance Rating has been launched in a bid to provide transparency to consumers around …
Consumers Finance Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Australia is too dependent on poorly funded aged care Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, have stated in a new Medical Journal of Australia …
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Safety & Security Aged care peaks back hospitalisation of seniors during an outbreak Following a recent ABC Four Corners report that scrutinised the handling of a coronavirus outbreak by a Sydney aged c…
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Research Technology Older Australians adapt well to telehealth services during COVID-19 Research released by the Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) has found that older Australians embraced the move to…
Consumers Allied Health Government Health and Wellbeing Safety & Security Aged Care Royal Commission hearings resuming July The Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety has announced that the hearings will resume next month, in July,…
Consumers Culture Awareness Education & Training Elder Abuse Health and Wellbeing COVID-19 impacts World Elder Abuse Awareness Day but doesn't dampen the message World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was held on 15 June, putting a spotlight on an uncomfortable topic that many …
Consumers Culture Awareness Elder Abuse Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Together we are better, always! Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) in South Australia will host their annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)…
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Positive Ageing Resident's hobbies still being fostered in aged care With a passion for photography he has had from a young age and a love of native flora and fauna and Australian landsc…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Nutrition Emergency food package scheme for older Australians underperforms A Federal Government program implemented to provide 36,000 emergency food packages to older Australians has drastical…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Procurement & Governance Review of Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes put on hold The signatories of the Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes have decided it is still too early to t…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Positive Ageing Two weeks in - Aged Care Industry Code reflection and questions answered The Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes has mostly been adopted by a majority of aged care provide…
Australian Healthcare Week Expo 2021 Sydney, 17-18 March, 2021 The 10th Australian Healthcare Week 2021…
Enrolled Nurses' Conference Adelaide - 22-23 April, 2021 The health system is constantly changing and nursing profes…
Aged Care Reform Conference 2021 Virtual - May, 2021 Returning for its second year, the two day virtual event wi…
ACSA 33rd National Summit - A New Age for Aged Care Virtual - 17-21 May, 2021 Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) will be host…
Melbourne Aged Care Conference Melbourne - 11-12 November, 2021 In today’s contentious aged care environment, it has neve…
Brisbane Aged Care Conference Brisbane - 25-26 November, 2021 The current need for aged care nurses to meet the specific …