SA imposes aged care safeguards despite no new COVID cases
South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall, has announced two new residential aged care facility protocols to come into...
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In a time of strict regulation, OnePassport® Immunise simplifies record keeping
SPONSORED STORY – The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in strict regulation and rules around entering aged... -
Victorian aged care facilities transitioning to single site operations
COVID-19 has exposed the issues of employees working across multiple aged care facilities during a pandemic after a few... -
Aged care is complicated but diverse legal and financial advice can help
SPONSORED STORY – Aged care can be complex to navigate, especially when making decisions, which is why integrated... -
New clinic to support older people with cognitive difficulties
Macquarie University in Sydney, has opened a new special health clinic that utilises doctors, clinical... -
Royal Commission will cover COVID-19 response and system failures
Royal Commissioner, Tony Pagone QC, has highlighted that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will be... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Mental health, oral health and allied health
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held its first hearings last week since their postponement due to... -
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... -
Australians prefer ageing at home with assistance – sector overhaul needed
Recent research from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found that Australians of all ages would... -
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... -
A way forward in dementia care
SPONSORED STORY – When Korongee Village in Tasmania opens its doors in July 2020, it will mark the beginning of a... -
Victorian older Australians urged to be careful
Victoria has experienced a resurgence of COVID-19 and the Federal Government is urging older people in Victoria to be... -
Additional changes in second review of aged care Industry Code
A second review of the Industry Code on Visiting Residential Aged Care has resulted in additional changes, incorporating... -
New Service Compliance Rating for providers rolled out on My Aged Care
As of 1 July, a new Service Compliance Rating has been launched in a bid to provide transparency to consumers around the... -
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... -
A suggested new tax could secure future aged care funding
In a newly released consultation paper, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has suggested a new tax... -
Aged care peaks back hospitalisation of seniors during an outbreak
Following a recent ABC Four Corners report that scrutinised the handling of a coronavirus outbreak by a Sydney aged care... -
Older Australians adapt well to telehealth services during COVID-19
Research released by the Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) has found that older Australians embraced the move to... -
New app for older LGBTI Australians and aged care providers
SPONSORED STORY – Aged care service provider Uniting in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney... -
Aged Care Royal Commission hearings resuming July
The Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety has announced that the hearings will resume next month, in July,... -
Hearing your customer
OPINION – As we progress with consumer choice in aged care it is increasingly important to ensure you are hearing...
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