Consumers Elder Abuse · Health and Wellbeing Seven year Victorian study results in elder abuse markers A new study from advocacy group, Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV), and ageing researcher, National Ageing Research...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Senate Committee critical of Government response to COVID-19 in aged care A COVID-19 Senate Select Committee was held on 21 August, to receive evidence from aged care officials about the...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing ROYAL COMMISSION: Innovative housing and barriers to accommodation The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held two days of hearings last week, running from 13-14 August,...
Consumers Elder Abuse · Health and Wellbeing Australian first elder abuse law passed in ACT The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has passed legislation to criminalise abuse against an older person, or...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care wasn’t prepared for COVID The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety held hearings, running from 10-13 August, covering the impact of...
Consumers Education & Training · Government SA imposes aged care safeguards despite no new COVID cases South Australian Premier, Steven Marshall, has announced two new residential aged care facility protocols to come into...
Consumers Industry Government In a time of strict regulation, OnePassport® Immunise simplifies record keeping SPONSORED STORY – The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in strict regulation and rules around entering aged...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Victorian aged care facilities transitioning to single site operations COVID-19 has exposed the issues of employees working across multiple aged care facilities during a pandemic after a few...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Royal Commission will cover COVID-19 response and system failures Royal Commissioner, Tony Pagone QC, has highlighted that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will be...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Government Government is enforcing face masks for aged care workers in Melbourne hotspots Since the latest statewide lockdown of Victoria, the Federal Government is requiring all aged care workers in COVID-19...
Consumers Government · Home & Community Australians prefer ageing at home with assistance – sector overhaul needed Recent research from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found that Australians of all ages would...
Consumers Education & Training · Government Victorian older Australians urged to be careful Victoria has experienced a resurgence of COVID-19 and the Federal Government is urging older people in Victoria to be...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Additional changes in second review of aged care Industry Code A second review of the Industry Code on Visiting Residential Aged Care has resulted in additional changes, incorporating...
Consumers Finance · Government A suggested new tax could secure future aged care funding In a newly released consultation paper, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has suggested a new tax...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Aged care peaks back hospitalisation of seniors during an outbreak Following a recent ABC Four Corners report that scrutinised the handling of a coronavirus outbreak by a Sydney aged care...
Consumers Allied Health · Government Aged Care Royal Commission hearings resuming July The Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety has announced that the hearings will resume next month, in July,...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Elder Abuse World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Together we are better, always! Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) in South Australia will host their annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Emergency food package scheme for older Australians underperforms A Federal Government program implemented to provide 36,000 emergency food packages to older Australians has drastically...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Review of Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes put on hold The signatories of the Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes have decided it is still too early to tell...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Two weeks in – Aged Care Industry Code reflection and questions answered The Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes has mostly been adopted by a majority of aged care providers...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Register for aged care workers on the horizon The Federal Government has released a public consultation paper proposing a better regulated workforce for the aged care...