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Equal aged care access for multicultural communities
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Australians will receive support in overcoming barriers they may face in... -
Grant to support improved food experiences in aged care
More appetising, fresh and tasty meals are headed for Australian nursing homes thanks to celebrity cook Maggie Beer. -
New tool and accreditation scheme to ensure quality across aged care, retirement villages
National peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has launched a new online tool to help aged care providers... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Misuse of psychotropic drugs, lack of qualified workers
The dangers of antidepressant use in dementia patients and decline in registered nurses across the system were topics on... -
Training program to help staff walk in patients’ shoes
An Adelaide aged care provider will be the first to trial ‘empathy suits’ as part of a staff training pilot program... -
Explore your potential through Government-funded courses
SPONSORED STORY – You’re never too old to learn new skills and with a growing number of Government-funded... -
Eleventh ITAC conference reiterates importance of tech in aged care
The annual Information and Technology in Aged Care (ITAC) conference was held on 21-22 November at the Adelaide... -
New training course focuses on recognising pain in dementia patients
The desire to see better pain management among people living with dementia in aged care has led to the development of a... -
Advocacy at the heart of new initiatives
Two new projects focusing on advocacy for older Australians are launching in Perth tomorrow in the presence of some of... -
e-Modules make for more meaningful ageing
Supporting aged care workers to learn how to approach the topic of spirituality with people accessing care has been the... -
Industry embraces training as key focus
Training and qualifications within aged care have been hot topics around the nation as of late, with new initiatives and... -
Grant sees greater uptake in students choosing to ‘Ask Gran Not Google’
Younger generations are being encouraged to harness the wealth of knowledge and experience of their elders as part of a... -
Work to improve the aged care workforce underway with IRC members announced
The Industry Reference Committee (IRC), established earlier this year to review and develop national competency... -
Sector celebrates opening of Global Centre for Modern Ageing
The doors to the future of ageing have officially been opened following the formal launch of the Global Centre for... -
Palliative care placed in the global spotlight
For one day – as part of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on 13 October – people, organisations and... -
Program design ‘driven’ to support people with dementia to hang up their car keys
People living with dementia struggling with the sudden loss of mobility associated with giving up their car keys are set... -
Community conversations target workforce and training as key concerns in aged care
Conversations around the aged care workforce and the need to increase dementia training among all levels of staff have... -
New project to bridge cultural divide in aged care
A Government funded project aimed at supporting personal carers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)... -
New aged care workforce reform hopes to triple staff numbers
A strategy released by an industry-led taskforce will aim to help Australia’s aged care workforce triple by 2050 to... -
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...
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