Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Hospital at home program trialling in SA A new South Australian Government initiative that provides hospital-level care in your own home is currently being...
Consumers Industry Finance Additional financial boost for Commonwealth Home Support Programme The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) will receive additional funding assistance of $124.4 million across 2020-21...
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing New Year Spring Clean SPONSORED STORY – The allure of the new year is the opportunity for a clean slate, utilising a home support...
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing Getting the right support to enjoy the festive season SPONSORED STORY – The festive season is usually a time to enjoy some holiday fun with family and friends, however,...
Consumers Caring & Carers Education & Training Innovative solution to give HCP clients more value for money SPONSORED STORY – As many elderly Australians wait for Home Care Packages, Western Australia home care provider,...
Consumers Education & Training Home & Community Study finds increased choice and control when self-managing Home Care Packages A new study has found that older people feel they have more choice, control and more hours of care support if they...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness National Carers Week celebrates Australia’s unsung heroes National Carers Week kicked off on Monday, running from 11 – 17 October, celebrating the 2.65 million unpaid...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Better housing design is required in aged care future A new research report from Melbourne’s RMIT University has found that practical housing design features are...
Consumers Finance Government Australians on the aged pension struggling to meet rent A recently released Rental Affordability Survey from peak social advocacy organisation, Anglicare Australia, has found...
Consumers Elder Abuse Government ROYAL COMMISSION: Improvements, safeguards and under monitored home care The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held three days of hearings, running from 31 August to 2...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Supported residential living offers independence, company and new friends SPONSORED STORY: Older Australians want to maintain their independence longer, but according to the Aged Care Royal...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Home & Community National Meals on Wheels Day recognises resilience of volunteers during COVID-19 On the 26 August it was National Meals on Wheels Day, recognising the dedicated Australian volunteers who provided...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing ROYAL COMMISSION: Innovative housing and barriers to accommodation The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held two days of hearings last week, running from 13-14 August,...
Consumers Government Home & Community Australians prefer ageing at home with assistance – sector overhaul needed Recent research from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found that Australians of all ages would...
Consumers Caring & Carers Government Additional Home Care Packages and Royal Commission extension announced In a midday press conference on 8 July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an additional 6,105 Home Care Packages...
Consumers Dementia Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Culture Awareness Education & Training 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 Government Health and Wellbeing Emergency food package scheme for older Australians underperforms A Federal Government program implemented to provide 36,000 emergency food packages to older Australians has drastically...
Consumers Finance Government Home Care Package pricing tool to assist provider transparency requirements Aged care peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), has developed a Home Care Package (HCP) Pricing Tool which...
Consumers Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing LASA survey find home care providers boosting supports during COVID-19 crisis A national study from aged care industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), found that most of their...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Taking care of yourself at home with COVID-19 restrictions easing While restrictions are easing around States and Territories in Australia, this doesn’t mean the country is out of...