National Carers Week celebrates unpaid carers as ‘backbone of aged and disability care’
There will be a focus on celebrating and raising awareness around Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid carers this week as...
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New program aims to better connect CALD seniors to services and supports
A new program aiming to help tackle social isolation and loneliness among seniors from Victoria’s Culturally and... -
Additional funding improves aged care access to First Australians living remotely
Ageing First Australians living remotely will now have increased access to residential and home aged care services close... -
Funding grants encourage communities to come together for continence
The issue of incontinence affects a large number of Australians, of all ages, but a second round of grant funding from... -
Royal Commission ins and outs announced
The much-anticipated announcement of those tasked with leading the Government’s Royal Commission into Aged Care... -
Young and old come together to boost overall wellbeing and social connection
The benefits of intergenerational friendships have been proved once again with some of Australia’s residential aged... -
Innovation in design to tackle rising dementia challenge
Innovative and alternative living arrangements for the nation’s growing population of people living with dementia have... -
Funding boost to CHSP sparks calls for more home care packages
An announcement of increased Government funding to better support senior Australians to remain living independently in... -
Senior home share program shows potential
Seniors with some room to spare are being sought to participate in a new Home Share program in South Australia. -
The aged care tsunami has arrived, and digital innovations are here to help
OPINION PIECE – The baby boomer bubble is the aged care tsunami that is already upon us, dramatically altering the... -
Royal Commission calls on the community to ‘have their say’
All members of the Australian community are now able to ‘have their say’ on the focus of the recently announced... -
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... -
Project hopes children could prove key in creating change in aged care
In comparison to its international counterparts, Australia’s welcome of intergenerational care has been slow, but a... -
New project to bridge cultural divide in aged care
A Government funded project aimed at supporting personal carers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)... -
Increased transparency and change in aged care actively being embraced by all
The spotlight is shining on increasing transparency and driving change within Australia’s growing aged care sector,... -
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... -
Retirees ‘do their bit’ and double their donations to drought affected farmers
A humble initiative developed by the residents of one small-town retirement village in regional New South Wales (NSW) to... -
SA Budget reveal leaves seniors advocacy group ‘deeply concerned’
Questions have been raised by the peak body supporting and representing South Australia’s more than 633,000 older... -
September sets its sights on dementia awareness
Australians are being asked to come together to raise awareness and show support for the more than 425,000 people living... -
Australian aged care providers continue to offer ‘new approach to care’
The fit-out, furnishing and landscaping of aged care provider Benetas’ first purpose-built example of the... -
Funding for flexible aged care places announced for rural and remote communities
Multi-purpose services in small rural and remote communities are being encouraged to apply for new flexible aged care...
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