Industry Leadership · Procurement & Governance The warning signs of workforce compliance risk SPONSORED STORY – As the attention on workplace compliance across all industries continues to increase, aged care...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Australia continues to respond to the ACRC Final Report recommendations Following the release of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Final Report recommendations...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing PM calls for ‘once in a generation change’ to aged care Today, the Government delivered its initial response to the Final Report findings from the Royal Commission into Aged...
Industry Education & Training · Leadership LASA Mentoring Program develops leadership skills for mentees Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), will be beginning its second Mentoring Program in February...
Consumers Government · Leadership 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...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Health and Wellbeing Set personal goals every day rather than once a year SPONSORED STORY – It takes one month for 80 percent of people to give up on their New Year’s resolution,...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Dementia · Finance New research funded in a race towards dementia prevention The Dementia Australia Research Foundation (DARF), a research arm of Dementia Australia, and the Race Against Dementia...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Leadership Australia’s Big Christmas Sing-A-Long celebrating older Australians A two-hour national Christmas celebration aims to lift the spirits of 1.5 million older Australians in aged care and...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing 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...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Education & Training Innovative solution to give HCP clients more value for money SPONSORED STORY – As many elderly Australians wait for Home Care Packages, Western Australia home care provider,...
Consumers Education & Training · Home & Community Study finds increased choice and control when self-managing Home Care Packages A new study has found that older people feel they have more choice, control and more hours of care support if they...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Leadership Winners announced for LASA’s 2020 Excellence in Age Services Awards Industry peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has announced the winners for the 2020 Excellence in Aged...
Consumers Industry Government Final Royal Commission submission and proposed recommendations cause a stir The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety received Counsel Assisting’s final submission and proposed...
Consumers Government · Leadership Government trialling potential ACFI replacement in 2021 The Federal Government has announced a trial of an alternative funding model in the aged care sector, which could...
Consumers Education & Training · Government Dr Norman Swan explores COVID-19’s impact on future aged care Physician and ABC producer, journalist and broadcaster, Dr Norman Swan, expressed the need for costly changes in a...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Culture Awareness National Carers Week celebrates Australia’s unsung heroes National Carers Week kicked off on Monday, running from 11 – 17 October, celebrating the 2.65 million unpaid...
Industry Health and Wellbeing · Leadership The power of language – nursing home resident vs aged care consumer OPINION – A few years ago, when the Royal Commission into aged care began, so too did the aged care reforms which...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Government Peak bodies unify to create ten key principles for the future of aged care Six aged care consumer and carer peak bodies have banded together in a bid to outline their shared vision for aged care...