Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Procurement & Governance 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…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Safety & Security COVID-19 vaccination rollout begins Monday The Federal Government's COVID-19 vaccination rollout will be starting on Monday, 22 February, with Australia's most vul…
Consumers Industry Government Leadership Procurement & Governance Official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice for Aged Care A new Code of Practice for Aged Care, intended to uphold the quality of care delivered in the industry as well as better…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Research COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know In a bid to protect Australians and stop the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government is planning to invest an extra $…
Consumers Government Nutrition Positive Ageing Research Aged care spending in food and nutrition would save over $80m per year, says Dietitians Aus Dietitians Australia, a nutrition advocacy group, suggests that using Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) to support…
Consumers Advice Education & Training Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing 2020: Our Year in Review There were some huge news events this year, making 2020 probably one of the most difficult and transformative years for …
Consumers Education & Training Health and Wellbeing Research Safety & Security Online shopping caution as scammers more active during Christmas Cybersecurity and scammer experts are recommending people exercise caution when buying presents and gifts online as scam…
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Procurement & Governance Government responds to COVID-19 Special Report recommendations As the deadline approached for a response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's Special Report int…
Consumers Finance Government Providers Research Aged care financial report card details record financial risk for sector Chartered accountancy firm, StewartBrown, has revealed its latest Aged Care Financial Performance Survey for June 2020, …
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Procurement & Governance Safety & Security Industry responds to proposed reforms from Royal Commission The industry response to the proposed recommendations to revive the aged care sector has been overwhelmingly positive, w…
Consumers Industry Government Health and Wellbeing Leadership Final Royal Commission submission and proposed recommendations cause a stir The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety received Counsel Assisting's final submission and proposed recomm…
Consumers Finance Government Health and Wellbeing Safety & Security Government commits further funding to aged care The Federal Government has just announced a $563.3 million boost to the aged care sector's response to COVID-19, followi…
Consumers Elder Abuse Health and Wellbeing Research Safety & Security Seven year Victorian study results in elder abuse markers A new study from advocacy group, Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), and ageing researcher, National Ageing Research Institut…
Consumers Elder Abuse Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Safety & Security Australian first elder abuse law passed in ACT The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has passed legislation to criminalise abuse against an older person, or vulnerabl…
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-19 h…
Consumers Caring & Carers Government Home & Community Providers 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 f…
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 art…
Consumers Industry Finance Government Providers Recent aged care finance report doesn't show worst of COVID-19 impact Chartered accountancy firm, StewartBrown, has released their most recent Aged Care Financial Performance Report for Marc…
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 drastically …
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 tell…
Consumers Education & Training Government Providers Safety & Security How the aged care workforce and providers have adapted to the coronavirus Every day there is a new update around the coronavirus and how we, as individuals, can help reduce the spread of COVID-1…
Housing Options workshops (SA) 24 February - 29 April Run by the Housing Hub, these workshops are about housing for …
Enrolled Nurses' Conference Adelaide - 22-23 April, 2021 The health system is constantly changing and nursing professio…
Aged Care Reform Conference 2021 Virtual - May, 2021 Returning for its second year, the two day virtual event will …
ACSA 33rd National Summit - A New Age for Aged Care Virtual - 17-21 May, 2021 Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) will be hosting…
ATSA Independent Living Expo Melbourne Melbourne, 18 - 19 May 2021 In 2021, the ATSA Independent Living Expo is set to have more…
ATSA Independent Living Expo Perth Perth, 26 - 27 May 2021 In 2021, the ATSA Independent Living Expo is set to have more…