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...
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 Education & Training Palliative Care Australia pleased with next Aged Care Royal Commission focus The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recently announced their focus for the next hearings in Western...
Consumers Industry Government Julie Collins keeps Shadow Ministry portfolios for Ageing and Senior Australians The Labor Party has announced its newest shadow cabinet this weekend, with Minister Julie Collins retaining her...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Royal Commission into Aged Care hearing inquiry topics in WA announced The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have announced the inquiry topics for next month’s Western...
Consumers Industry Government Cabinet reshuffle results in new Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Following the re-election of the Liberal Party, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shuffled the cabinet positions around,...
Consumers Industry Advice Peak bodies want newly elected government to make aged care a priority Aged care peak bodies, Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) and Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), want a...
Consumers Industry Dementia ROYAL COMMISSION: Care loopholes and Government empathy Day 7 into the third series hearings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety had a research academic...
Industry Advice · Culture Awareness The importance of trust, transparency and accountability in your organisation OPINION – There are important elements which need to be considered to ensure legal compliance within an...
Consumers Industry Education & Training ROYAL COMMISSION: “Inadequate care” and mismanagement of palliative care The second week of the third series of the Royal Commission into Aged Care hearings in Sydney started today, with a case...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Labor’s rental strategy could save $11 billion and reduce homelessness The Australian Labor Party’s National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) plan announced late last year has the...
Consumers Industry Dementia ROYAL COMMISSION – Focus on serious restraint practices Day two of the third series for the Royal Commission into Aged Care hearings carried on from yesterday’s case study...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers ROYAL COMMISSION: Life behind closed doors of residential aged care facilities On the first day of the third series of the Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety hearing held in Sydney, the...
Consumers Industry Allied Health ACCC pulls Bupa Aged Care into court for misleading claims about services Bupa Aged Care has been taken to Federal Court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) following...
Consumers Industry Leadership DPS announcements paving way for change While leading the way with the roll out of a number of significant initiatives to improve transparency and trust in the...
Consumers Industry Advice Advanced Care Planning Week encourages tough but important conversations If you were unable to speak for yourself, who would speak for you? And what health care decisions would you want them to...
Industry Procurement & Governance · Providers LASA launches Safety & Quality Management system SPONSORED STORY – A new online tool and app is making life easier for aged care providers as they engage with the...
Industry Procurement & Governance · Providers Is your organisation ready for the new whistleblower regime? OPINION – The ongoing Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is uncovering a range of stories from...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care workers share safety concerns; Councils prepared to support older Australians in their community Four personal care workers fronted the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety yesterday to share concerns...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Royal Commission releases first background paper The aged care system’s size and shape is “constrained by Government through controls on supply of aged care...
Industry Procurement & Governance · Providers New retirement code of conduct to promote resident safety, dignity and happiness Retirement village operators across the country are being urged to show their commitment to high standard and resident...