Aged care and advocacy posts removed during Facebook news ban
Some of Australia’s biggest media outlets have had their page posts removed after social media platform, Facebook,...
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New research shows Australian communities wants to change aged care
A new research paper from the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University, commissioned by the Royal Commission into... -
Industry comes together to demand reform in aged care
A new sector alliance announced today, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), is demanding huge industry reform... -
New multilingual COVID-19 support line launched
The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing (CCDA), peak body for cultural diversity in aged care, has unveiled its new... -
Official launch of the Voluntary Industry Code of Practice for Aged Care
A new Code of Practice for Aged Care, intended to uphold the quality of care delivered in the industry as well as better... -
COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know
In a bid to protect Australians and stop the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government is planning to invest an extra... -
Hospital at home program trialling in SA
A new South Australian Government initiative that provides hospital-level care in your own home is currently being... -
Senior Australian of the Year 2021 announced
On January 25, the country’s 2021 Senior Australian of the Year and State recipients were announced, with Dr... -
Additional financial boost for Commonwealth Home Support Programme
The Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) will receive additional funding assistance of $124.4 million across 2020-21... -
Aged care spending in food and nutrition would save over $80m per year, says Dietitians Aus
Dietitians Australia, a nutrition advocacy group, suggests that using Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) to support... -
New Serious Incident Report Scheme (SIRS) comes into effect in April
The Federal Government intends to establish a new Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) into the aged care sector from... -
Extra $44 million for dementia initiatives
The Federal Government announced an extra $44 million to extend national dementia programs covering training, support,... -
Aged care sector among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Aged care staff and residents will be included in the first phase of administered COVID-19 immunisations in mid to late... -
New outbreak management guide for aged care providers
A new guide for aged care providers outlines how they should be supporting their staff, care recipients, family members... -
Government responds to COVID-19 Special Report recommendations
As the deadline approached for a response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Special... -
Independent review recommends overhaul of retirement income system
An independent Retirement Income Review has suggested the entire system needs to be overhauled, a call that is supported... -
South Australia goes into six day “circuit breaker” lockdown
Premier for South Australia, Steven Marshall, has just announced a six-day lockdown, similar to what was seen in... -
Temporary COVID-19 relief for South Australians on pension
As South Australia heads into temporary lockdown conditions in preparation of a potential second wave of COVID-19 in the... -
Study finds Government-run aged care averages better on quality indicators
New research released by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found that Government operated aged... -
Aged care financial report card details record financial risk for sector
Chartered accountancy firm, StewartBrown, has revealed its latest Aged Care Financial Performance Survey for June 2020,... -
Industry responds to proposed reforms from Royal Commission
The industry response to the proposed recommendations to revive the aged care sector has been overwhelmingly positive,...
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