Consumers Caring & Carers · Culture Awareness National Meals on Wheels Day highlights need for more wheels Today is National Meals on Wheels Day and the not-for-profit organisation behind the initiative is urgently calling out...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Dementia New program to empower CALD carers caring for someone with dementia A new program from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) will be putting information at the fingertips of...
Consumers Industry Government Aged care peak bodies put the Government on notice The Federal Government has been put on notice by key aged care peak bodies as it has been 100 days since the May Federal...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Health and Wellbeing ‘Hidden ageing’ could lead to premature heart malfunction Australian cardiovascular experts are concerned about the rapid rise in numbers of people with undiagnosed heart valve...
Consumers Industry Government Only half of aged care workers vaccinated as mandatory vaccine deadline approaches The Federal Government has released national vaccination rates of aged care workers that show that only half of the...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Aged care workforce shortage projected over next decade The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has released a report expressing that there is a dire...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness The sector thanks their aged care heroes Ahead of Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) on 7 August, the industry is showing its appreciation and love for its dedicated...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness What will aged care look like in five years? It has been a tumultuous 18 months in aged care with COVID-19 providing a stark look into the sector’s areas of...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Health and Wellbeing Survey finds older generation sympathise with issues younger people face Older Australians care about the younger generations and the current issues they face now and in the future, according...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Dementia Substitute emotional support animals bring love and joy SPONSORED STORY – During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, older people experienced social isolation and...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Mixed messages over the COVID-19 vaccine rollout Prime Minister Scott Morrison passed the blame of the inadequate COVID-19 vaccine rollout on to the Australian Technical...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing Rapid COVID-19 testing trial in aged care An aged care facility in Melbourne is trialling a faster method of COVID-19 testing to see if it provides better...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness New programs to combat the sexual assault and abuse of older people With 50 incidences of unlawful sexual contact of an older resident in an aged care facility every week in Australia, new...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Right to choose or duty of care? A workforce view of COVID vaccine mandate Earlier in the week, the Federal Government announced it’s making it mandatory for all staff working in aged care...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness COVID-19 vaccinations made mandatory for aged care workers It will be mandatory for all aged care workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, following a decision at a snap National...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Aged care residents will have increased access to their doctor through GP incentive Older Australians in residential aged care will have better access to General Practitioners (GPs) thanks to a recent...
Consumers Dementia · Health and Wellbeing World-first study into MedWalk Diet effectiveness on preventing dementia Researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) believe that the Mediterranean Diet can stave off dementia, as...
Industry Dementia · Health and Wellbeing Dementia Australia launches new ‘micro-lessons’ app for home care workers Peak body for dementia, Dementia Australia, launched a new mobile app for home support and community care workers that...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Education & Training Intergenerational facility bridges the gap in a Western Australian first In a first for Western Australia, aged care provider Oryx Communities and early learning and development service Ngala...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Elder Abuse No excuse for elder abuse Today, 15 June, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), which aims to bring awareness about the prevalence and...
Consumers Advice · Culture Awareness Older Australians want seat at the table to redesign aged care New research from seniors peak body, National Seniors Australia, and national advocacy campaign, EveryAGE Counts, has...