Grant sees greater uptake in students choosing to ‘Ask Gran Not Google’
Younger generations are being encouraged to harness the wealth of knowledge and experience of their elders as part of a...
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Industry calls on in home care and community workforce to get vaccinated as deadline looms
Aged care peak bodies are encouraging those who work in the in home care and community services sector to get their COVID-19...
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for in home and community aged care workers
On Wednesday, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) announced that it recommends the COVID-19 vaccine...
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Aged care residents first in line for COVID-19 booster shot
Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, announced on Wednesday that aged care residents will be among the first to... -
Union concerned trade deal may provide loopholes for overseas aged care companies
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is concerned the world's largest trade deal, which Parliament is... -
Aged Care Royal Commissioner announced as new patron for ALARM
The Honorable Tony Pagone QX, former Federal Court Judge and Chair Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Aged Care... -
Australia holds inaugural Ageism Awareness Day
The first Australian Ageism Awareness Day was held on 1 October bringing a focus onto the existence of ageism and its... -
Protection of older Australians improved since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Newly released statistics have confirmed significantly more aged care residents died from COVID-19 than any other... -
Intergenerational facility bridges the gap in a Western Australian first
In a first for Western Australia, aged care provider Oryx Communities and early learning and development service Ngala... -
Older Australians want seat at the table to redesign aged care
New research from seniors peak body, National Seniors Australia, and national advocacy campaign, EveryAGE Counts, has... -
The power of purpose
OPINION - A sense of purpose can be important for many people's wellbeing - a feeling of understanding where they fit... -
Mandatory vaccine reporting from providers, staff not forced to disclose
The Federal Government has rolled out a reporting mechanism for aged care providers to document its staff COVID-19... -
Government grilled over poor aged care workforce vaccination numbers
The Federal Government was taken to task over their conflicting information around the number of aged care staff that... -
Victoria initiates aged care staff vaccination 'blitz'
The Victorian Government will be enacting a five-day vaccination blitz that will provide aged care and disability staff... -
Face-to-face aged care navigation support to be rolled out following successful trial report
The Federal Government will be making face-to-face support available for older Australians that need help navigating the... -
Wave your appreciation for Australia's volunteers
COVID-19 had a huge impact on the volunteering market in Australia with nearly one in ten Australians not returning to... -
The sector responds to the Budget
After the delivery of the Federal Budget FY21-22 on Tuesday night, many aged care representatives provided their expert... -
Aged care industry prepares for the road ahead
Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) held a webinar for their members last week, covering the Royal... -
Maggie Beer Foundation delivers urgent aged care food and nutrition report to Govt
Aged care nutrition advocacy group, the Maggie Beer Foundation (MBF), started by well-known Australian cook, Maggie... -
The warning signs of workforce compliance risk
SPONSORED STORY - As the attention on workplace compliance across all industries continues to increase, aged care has... -
Australia continues to respond to the ACRC Final Report recommendations
Following the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's Final Report recommendations yesterday... -
PM calls for 'once in a generation change' to aged care
Today, the Government delivered its initial response to the Final Report findings from the Royal Commission into Aged...
