Consumers Advice Culture Awareness 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...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Home & Community Addressing social isolation through in home care and support SPONSORED STORY – Social isolation was a problem affecting one in three Australians even before the reference...
Consumers Culture Awareness Education & Training “Palliative care is about quality of life” – Changing the perception during National Palliative Care Week National Palliative Care Week, 23 – 29 May, is aiming to raise awareness about the vital importance of quality end of...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Volunteer organisations thank their unpaid workers Aged and community care organisations have been expressing their appreciation for their volunteer base over National...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Funding boost for meal providers during National Volunteering Week The Federal Government has given a $7 million funding boost to the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) to...
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Industry Finance 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...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector bracing itself for Budget announcement The 2021-22 Federal Budget will be released next week, late on 11 May, which will be a telling sign of whether the...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Mandatory building code directing new norm in accessible housing A new national building code will ensure all new houses will be more accessible for older Australians and people living...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing New technology to assist with a revolution in home care delivery SPONSORED STORY – After the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety called for urgent transformation in...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Mental Health A difference in mindset SPONSORED STORY – Older age is often associated with periods of great transition, but what difference do...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Real life ‘Old people’s home for four year olds’ study being trialled Australian researchers are running a pilot trial of intergenerational activities to reduce frailty and depression in...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Industry peak body demands 15 point plan to be adopted by Government Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), representing a number of industry peak bodies, has urged the Federal...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Advance Care Planning Week challenges Australians to plan for future medical care This week’s National Advance Care Planning Week, running from 22 – 26 March, is encouraging all Australians...
Consumers Advice Health and Wellbeing “Curse of ageism” occurs in every second person worldwide The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a report from the United Nations (UN) which found that every second...
Consumers Finance Government Additional $9.67M funding for CALD seniors accessing respite The Federal Government has released an additional $9.67 million per year over two years to provide older Australians...
Consumers Industry Leadership 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...
Consumers Culture Awareness Dementia COVID-19 pandemic anniversary: Reflecting on the impact on people with dementia Today, 11 March, is the anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. The...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing 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...