Expo a ‘one-stop-shop’ for healthcare professionals The 2019 Australian Healthcare Week has doubled in size and will feature 70 percent more speakers and content than last year, s…
Consumers Nearly a third of Advance Care Directives are invalid A nationwide study from Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA), a national program empowering consumers to prepare for imp…
Consumers Government announces $537 million aged care boost On Monday, the Federal Government announced the delivery of a $537 million aged care funding boost in response to the Aged…
Consumers Industry Government Positive Ageing Procurement & Governance ROYAL COMMISSION: “Fundamental failings of clinical governance” The second half of last week’s hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, were focused on…
Consumers Industry Government Leadership Positive Ageing ROYAL COMMISSION: Poor leadership among upper management The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is back this week in Hobart, Tasmania, with a focus on aged ca…
Consumers Industry Government Leadership Positive Ageing Earle Haven inquiry recommendations to prevent future aged care service collapses An independent inquiry into the forced closure of Queensland’s Earle Haven Retirement Village on 11 July this year …
Consumers Industry Advice Education & Training Health and Wellbeing DPS helping you stay at home for longer with brand new resource Australians are living longer than ever before and most people want to live in their own home and community as they a…
Consumers Dementia Education & Training Positive Ageing Products New cookbook raises funds for dementia bus Not-for-profit Perth based organisation, Community Vision, has launched its newest recipe book to raise money for the…
Consumers Industry Elder Abuse Government Health and Wellbeing Nationwide study investigating prevalence of elder abuse The Australian Institute of Family Studies recently announced they will be conducting the first large-scale study int…
Consumers Industry Education & Training Government Leadership LASA Congress presents positivity around the future of ageing Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) hosted their LASA 2019 National Congress - Better Ageing Futures i…
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Education & Training Government ROYAL COMMISSION: Peak bodies pushed back against Diversity Framework Covering diversity in aged care, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety started their next set of hea…
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Education & Training Health and Wellbeing Celebrating our older persons on an international scale Today is the International Day of Older Persons, which celebrates our older people and draws attention to the needs a…
Industry Education & Training Mental Health Positive Ageing Providers New spiritual care resource unveiled Peak body for spiritual care and ageing, Meaningful Ageing Australia, has launched a new resource guide, providing a …
Consumers Industry Government Health and Wellbeing Positive Ageing Peak bodies say Home Care Package waitlist is still in crisis New figures released by the Department of Health (DoH) shows that the waitlist for Home Care Packages has lowered to …
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Government Positive Ageing Aged Care Royal Commission extended and new Commissioner added to lineup The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has received approval from Prime Minister Scott Morrison for a…
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Dementia Provider releases resource guide during Dementia Awareness Month For Dementia Awareness Month, running throughout September, in home service provider, Home Instead Senior Care, has r…
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Dementia Education & Training Dementia Action Week asks, do you discriminate against people with dementia? Dementia Action Week kicks off today, running from 16-22 September, and is challenging Australians perceptions around…
Consumers Industry Advice Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing R U OK? Day encourages Australians to notice the signs of someone struggling Today is R U OK? Day with the national suicide prevention charity asking Australians to support their friends and fam…
Consumers Industry Government Health and Wellbeing Nutrition Australian Meals on Wheels Day highlights the prevalence of elderly malnutrition Today is Australian Meals on Wheels Day, a campaign that is raising awareness about the challenges of malnutrition am…
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Mental Health New TV show highlights the benefits of seniors interacting with children A new Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television series, produced by Endemol Shine Australia, will air toni…
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing Nutrition Positive Ageing Seniors are being over-prescribed drugs and not tracking their medication intake Two recent separate studies have revealed concerning habits of Australians who are either taking multiple medications…
Consumers Finance Government Positive Ageing Urgent reform needed in retirement system, says Actuaries Institute Three superannuation and retirement experts have petitioned the Government to review Australia’s retirement system …
In-Home Nursing Care Conference Adelaide - 20-21 February, 2020 A two day conference for nurses and other healthcare worke…
LASA Tri-State Conference 2020 Albury - 24-25 March 2020 LASA is hosting their Tri-State Conference for 2020 in Albu…
Aged Care Nursing - Improving Quality of Life Conference Melbourne, 27 - 28 Feb 2020 While the average lifespan has increased, good health is no…
ITAC 2020 Conference Brisbane - 3-4 March, 2020 The ITAC 2020 Conference will focus on the importance of a…
Dementia Australia National Symposium 2020 Sydney - 24 March, 2020 Dementia Australia's National Symposium 2020 will explor…
Aged Care Summit Australia Sydney - 25 - 26 March, 2020 The Aged Care Summit will focus on best aged care growth a…