Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Mental Health Is yoga the secret to eternal youth? A Flinders University researcher thinks so A Flinders University researcher believes yoga exercise could be a way for older people to maintain their youthful...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Education & Training Global Centre for Modern Ageing launch online COVID-19 portal for older people In a bid to further support older Australians during the COVID-19 crisis, the Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) has...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Government Research finds grandparenting roles impacted by the coronavirus A new research report from National Seniors Australia, peak body for older Australians, highlights the impact COVID-19...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Culture Awareness Palliative Care Week breaks down misconceptions Palliative Care has been a big topic in Australia over the last several months due to COVID-19, and this year’s...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Home & Community Taking care of yourself at home with COVID-19 restrictions easing While restrictions are easing around States and Territories in Australia, this doesn’t mean the country is out of...
Consumers Dementia · Health and Wellbeing Silver Memories radio service launches app A 24/7 nostalgia radio service, Silver Memories, has launched an app for iPads and Android tablets to provide...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Education & Training Peak bodies team up with ABC’s Dr Norman Swan on COVID-19 video series Dr Norman Swan, physician and ABC journalist and broadcaster, is collaborating with aged care peak body, Leading Age...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Health and Wellbeing Annual Victorian Seniors Festival stars online The 38th Victorian Seniors Festival has managed to keep the celebrations alive and will be streaming directly into the...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Health and Wellbeing Tributes, support and additional funding flow during National Volunteer Week Volunteering Australia is asking for all Australians to “wave your appreciation” to all volunteers providing...
Consumers Finance · Government Emergency leave available for aged care residents The Government adopted new emergency leave legislation amendments this week, which allows for older residents to move...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Government As COVID-19 restrictions ease, National Seniors recommend staying vigilant As social rules and guidelines ease between the States and Territories, peak body for older Australians, National...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing SA strengthens rapid response teams in nursing homes to combat COVID The South Australian Government has announced the creation of a second rapid response team of domiciliary nurses and...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Visitor Access Code for aged care has been finalised The Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID-19 was officially finalised and released...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing 80 percent of nurses reported no increase in staffing to prepare for COVID-19 Peak body for nurses, midwives and carers, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), released their...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Providers Poll finds over half of Australians support aged care visitor bans A poll held by peak body for non-profit aged care providers, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA), found 69...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Elder Abuse Elder abuse likely on the rise during COVID-19 Last Wednesday, an Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN) webinar about elder abuse highlighted that the abuse of...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Education & Training Keeping music alive in aged care during COVID-19 Live music can be an important activity for older people to engage and help them connect with others, however, many aged...
Consumers Advice · Government How to navigate difficult visitor restrictions with your aged care facility The last two weeks have brought a lot of debate between the Federal Government and the aged care sector around the best...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Visitors Access Code open for public consultation The draft Aged Care Visitors Access Code (VAC) is up for public consultation after the Government announced on Friday...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Government adopts industry code of conduct and an extra $205 million for aged care Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison announced that the National Cabinet has adopted a code of conduct for visitations in...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing What you need to know about the COVIDsafe tracing app The Federal Government launched the COVIDsafe application (app) for smartphones last week, which can be downloaded by...