Industry Noticeboard Management changes at SummitCare Aged care provider SummitCare is planning for growth through adjustments to its board and senior management.
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Half a million Australians need support to stop discrimination through Dementia Action Week People living with dementia are calling on others in the community to recognise the discrimination they face because of...
Industry Noticeboard Resthaven breaks ground on new site A $25 million site redevelopment has begun at Resthaven Bellevue Heights with a first sod turning ceremony.
Industry Noticeboard Mable makes big deal An organisation which provides a platform to connect care and support workers with people in need of care has signed a...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Aged care workforce still approaching vaccination target on day of mandate coming into effect The Federal Government’s mandate for aged care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has come into effect today...
Consumers Industry Government Protection of older Australians improved since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic Newly released statistics have confirmed significantly more aged care residents died from COVID-19 than any other...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing Asking ‘Are you really ok?’ can make a difference for older Australians With thousands of people around Australia in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolating to stay safe during the ongoing...
Industry Noticeboard New CEO appointed at Presbyterian Aged Care Presbyterian Aged Care (PAC) has announced a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the company, Olivia Wood will be...
Consumers Industry Government Anonymous reporting tool exposes failures in aged care A new whistleblower reporting tool established by United Workers Union (UWU) has had over 2,000 aged care workers expose...
Consumers Industry Government Government data shows increase in care staff, sector highlights resourcing constraints The Federal Government has released the findings of its 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census Report, collected between...
Industry Noticeboard BlueCross Chef wins industry award A Chef Manager at BlueCross Gardenia aged care residence in Chelsea, Victoria, has won the OSCARS Recognition of...
Consumers Advice · Culture Awareness Dementia focus this September The first of September marks the start of Dementia Awareness Month, Dementia Action Week and World Alzheimer’s...
Industry Noticeboard CEO Patricia Sparrow resigns from ACSA Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of five years, Patricia Sparrow, has resigned...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Culture Awareness National Meals on Wheels Day highlights need for more wheels Today is National Meals on Wheels Day and the not-for-profit organisation behind the initiative is urgently calling out...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Dementia New program to empower CALD carers caring for someone with dementia A new program from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) will be putting information at the fingertips of...
Consumers Industry Government Aged care peak bodies put the Government on notice The Federal Government has been put on notice by key aged care peak bodies as it has been 100 days since the May Federal...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Health and Wellbeing ‘Hidden ageing’ could lead to premature heart malfunction Australian cardiovascular experts are concerned about the rapid rise in numbers of people with undiagnosed heart valve...
Consumers Industry Government Only half of aged care workers vaccinated as mandatory vaccine deadline approaches The Federal Government has released national vaccination rates of aged care workers that show that only half of the...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Aged care workforce shortage projected over next decade The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has released a report expressing that there is a dire...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness The sector thanks their aged care heroes Ahead of Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) on 7 August, the industry is showing its appreciation and love for its dedicated...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness What will aged care look like in five years? It has been a tumultuous 18 months in aged care with COVID-19 providing a stark look into the sector’s areas of...