New tailored medication service an easy pill to swallow
Older Australians will soon be able to access tailored medication management following a partnership between...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people better supported in end of life thanks to new resource portal
The workforce supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through end of life and palliative care are set... -
Carers in regional communities to benefit from new high-tech network
The support offered to carers of people with dementia living in rural and remote communities is set to see significant... -
National Carers Week celebrates unpaid carers as ‘backbone of aged and disability care’
There will be a focus on celebrating and raising awareness around Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid carers this week as... -
New program aims to better connect CALD seniors to services and supports
A new program aiming to help tackle social isolation and loneliness among seniors from Victoria’s Culturally and... -
Royal Commission ins and outs announced
The much-anticipated announcement of those tasked with leading the Government’s Royal Commission into Aged Care... -
Calls for staff ratios to be included in Royal Commission
Staff ratios have yet again been called into question with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) urging the case for... -
Innovation in design to tackle rising dementia challenge
Innovative and alternative living arrangements for the nation’s growing population of people living with dementia have... -
Conversation once again turns to CCTV cameras in aged care
Heated debate surrounding the need for CCTV cameras in aged care has once again been sparked within the industry and... -
Shocking footage once again stirs concern across the aged care community
Australians are continuing to question the quality of care offered within residential aged care facilities following the... -
Royal Commission calls on the community to ‘have their say’
All members of the Australian community are now able to ‘have their say’ on the focus of the recently announced... -
Australia responds to TV report revealing “unacceptable failures” in aged care
Emotions are running high across the nation following the airing of the first episode of a Four Corners two-part look... -
New project to bridge cultural divide in aged care
A Government funded project aimed at supporting personal carers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)... -
Funding boost promises ‘better facilities, better care and better standards’
It has been a big week for the aged care sector, first with the passing of the new aged care standards under the Single... -
Federal Parliament formally pass first upgrade to aged care standards in 20 years
Australian Federal Parliament has formally passed the new aged care standards under the Single Aged Care Quality... -
Australian public urged to provide feedback
The Federal Government is turning to the Australian public to provide feedback on its draft single charter outlining the... -
September sets its sights on dementia awareness
Australians are being asked to come together to raise awareness and show support for the more than 425,000 people living... -
Aged Care Bill adds transparency to staffing ratios
A Private Member’s Bill promising to provide greater transparency of staff-to-resident ratios in aged care facilities... -
Report reveals brutal reality that ‘too many Australians are still waiting’
News of an increase in the number of older Australians supported by home care packages has been welcomed as bittersweet... -
Lifeview welcomes new Hospitality Services Manager
Victorian aged care provider, Lifeview Residential Care has appointed Consultant Chef, Tibor Paller as its new... -
Provider takes the time to celebrate all during Aged Care Employee Day
A new annual awareness day for the 7th of August has been created by one of the nation’s aged care providers as a way...
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