Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: “My heart is crying” The first day of the Darwin hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard from an Aboriginal...
Industry Products · Providers Rapid response app perfect for this year’s predicted deadly flu season A new web based app for nursing homes that coordinates faster responses to flu outbreaks will be rolled out across 30...
Consumers Industry Government Home care queue for older Australians is growing Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), believes the recent data from the Government reveals an...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Aged Care Royal Commission focus for NT and QLD hearings announced The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has revealed the focus of the Northern Territory (NT) and...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Changes to the Aged Care Quality Standards The new national Aged Care Quality Standards launched today, establishing a higher quality of care model for consumers...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers ROYAL COMMISSION: No way to identify a good provider The final day of the Perth hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard from a researcher...
Consumers Industry End of Life ROYAL COMMISSION: Begging to stay in hospital and challenges of palliative care The fourth day of the Perth hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety listened to a case study...
Consumers Industry Allied Health ROYAL COMMISSION: “It’s very much a dictatorship type industry” The third day of the Perth hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard from a panel of...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Change is coming to aged care, so what does that mean? The new Aged Care Quality Standards will be coming into affect on 1 July, which will change to the level of care...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Transport organisation has thrived through aged care funding challenges SPONSORED STORY – Completing over 110,000 community transport trips this financial year, an increase of 40,000...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: Dismissive over abuse allegations and systemic impunity The second day of the Perth hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety continued on from...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: Bad care, poor reporting and lack of dignity The first day of the Perth hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is examining...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Residents from Anglican Care take a walk on the virtual side Visiting a childhood home, taking a tour of Italy and shooting a few hoops can be difficult for an elderly person in...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Forgotten Australians are terrified of entering aged care The aged care sector will soon have an influx of traumatised Forgotten Australians, people that experienced...
Consumers Industry Dementia Biggest dementia recruitment and research drive starts in Tasmania The University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre is undertaking the biggest study into...
Industry Advice · Procurement & Governance Are your directions lawful and reasonable? OPINION – With advances in technology, workplaces are changing at a rapid rate and the manner in which work is...
Industry Finance · Government The current funding model for aged care not coping Aged care industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), is urging the Australian Government to pick up the...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: Access to health care, health literacy and language barriers Day three of the fourth series in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Broome, Western Australia...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: Primary care is failing older people, My Aged Care needs fixing Day two of the fourth series in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Broome, Western Australia...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Elder abuse takes centre stage at annual conference The 14th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) Conference, hosted by South Australian (SA) Aged Rights Advocacy...
Consumers Industry Advice Royal Commission returns to focus on aged care in remote areas and Indigenous Australians The fourth series of hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has resumed in Broome, Western...