Campaign for change kicks off to ensure ‘Everybody’s Home’
A collaborative new effort between affordable housing and anti-homelessness advocacy groups has been launched and is relying on…
Housing
Impending federal election reignites debate over age pension means test
The Australian family home is the focus of a new campaign by seniors advocacy group National Seniors, which is calling on …
Additional funding improves aged care access to First Australians living remotely
Ageing First Australians living remotely will now have increased access to residential and home aged care services close t…
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Innovation in design to tackle rising dementia challenge
Innovative and alternative living arrangements for the nation’s growing population of people living with dementia h… -
Senior home share program shows potential
Seniors with some room to spare are being sought to participate in a new Home Share program in South Australia. -
SA Budget reveal leaves seniors advocacy group ‘deeply concerned’
Questions have been raised by the peak body supporting and representing South Australia’s more than 633,000 older r… -
Australian aged care providers continue to offer ‘new approach to care’
The fit-out, furnishing and landscaping of aged care provider Benetas’ first purpose-built example of the industry-… -
Australian housing unprepared for incoming ‘silver tsunami’
Urgent calls for a better housing plan for Australia’s ‘silver tsunami’ are being issued by industry leaders, a… -
New draft Retirement Living Code of Conduct calls for public comment
Public input is being sought on the draft version of a new national Retirement Living Code of Conduct, which aims to … -
The issue facing younger people with disability in aged care
Calls to action to tackle the “complex issue” of younger people with disability being housed in residential aged … -
Elderly housing services ‘outraged’ by public housing shortfalls
A reduction in affordable housing and public assets has caused concern amongst Victoria’s elderly housing services.… -
Online resource reaches out to senior communities
A new approach has been taken by the nation’s leading organisation specialising in the housing needs of older peopl… -
More older Australians without a place to call home
New and groundbreaking data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed the true extent of the… -
Disability and retirement living development design ‘greenest’ in SA
A new building design proposed for Adelaide’s CBD which is set to offer specialist accommodation for people living … -
Co-housing: could it take off?
Choice and control are the driving force behind a growing co-housing initiative for older Australians looking for alt… -
$18 million investment into the future of aged care on the Gold Coast
Queensland care provider TriCare has unveiled what they are calling the ‘future of residential aged care’ with th… -
National Homelessness Week suggests number of seniors on the streets is set to rise
A discussion has been started about the increasing number of elderly Australians living on the streets in light of Na… -
Room for aged care growth in SA suburb with new $37 million project
Work has now commenced on South Australian aged care provider Helping Hand’s brand new all-care aged care home in G… -
Action plan aims to raise standards in retirement villages
A new 8-point improvement plan for retirement villages has recently been released following a meeting in Melbourne be… -
Tasmania to be home to Australia's first dementia village
Ground-breaking plans for Australia’s first suburban dementia village; designed to recreate real life experiences f… -
Australia looks to the Netherlands to do dementia and aged care differently
A move away from the traditional ‘institutional’ model of aged and dementia care in the Netherlands has seen a sp…
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