Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Home & Community Addressing social isolation through in home care and support SPONSORED STORY – Social isolation was a problem affecting one in three Australians even before the reference...
Industry Noticeboard Anglicare Sydney CEO retires after years of service Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Anglicare Sydney, Grant Millard, will be retiring from his position at Anglicare after...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Education & Training “Palliative care is about quality of life” – Changing the perception during National Palliative Care Week National Palliative Care Week, 23 – 29 May, is aiming to raise awareness about the vital importance of quality end of...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Culture Awareness Volunteer organisations thank their unpaid workers Aged and community care organisations have been expressing their appreciation for their volunteer base over National...
Consumers Caring & Carers · Finance New report finds poor pay and conditions the reason workers are leaving aged care Industry superfund organisation HESTA has released research that found workers in aged care are leaving the sector due...
Consumers Advice · Culture Awareness Funding boost for meal providers during National Volunteering Week The Federal Government has given a $7 million funding boost to the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) to...
Industry Noticeboard Anglicare SQ wins Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand for third year running The annual Reader’s Digest survey has named Anglicare Southern Queensland (SQ) as Australia’s Most Trusted...
Consumers Culture Awareness · Health and Wellbeing Wave your appreciation for Australia’s volunteers COVID-19 had a huge impact on the volunteering market in Australia with nearly one in ten Australians not returning to...
Industry Noticeboard New Director appointed to the IRT Group Board Aged care provider, IRT Group, has appointed healthcare industry expert, Jennifer Stuart Smith, to their Board of...
Consumers Industry Finance The sector responds to the Budget After the delivery of the Federal Budget FY21-22 on Tuesday night, many aged care representatives provided their expert...
Consumers Industry Finance Federal Budget: What’s in it for aged care Delivering what they describe as a “once in a generation change to aged care”, the Federal Government...
Industry Allied Health · Caring & Carers Revolutionising controlled drug management in aged care SPONSORED STORY – An electronic controlled drug management platform by Melbourne healthcare software vendor,...
Industry Noticeboard Hayylo appoints two new Board Directors Aged and community care startup, Hayylo, has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors, healthcare experts and...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector bracing itself for Budget announcement The 2021-22 Federal Budget will be released next week, late on 11 May, which will be a telling sign of whether the...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Mandatory building code directing new norm in accessible housing A new national building code will ensure all new houses will be more accessible for older Australians and people living...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing New technology to assist with a revolution in home care delivery SPONSORED STORY – After the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety called for urgent transformation in...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Mental Health A difference in mindset SPONSORED STORY – Older age is often associated with periods of great transition, but what difference do...
Consumers Government · Health and Wellbeing Aged care workers left in the dark about COVID-19 vaccines The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been labelled a “giant stuff-up” by aged care workers with an industry...
Consumers Health and Wellbeing · Mental Health Real life ‘Old people’s home for four year olds’ study being trialled Australian researchers are running a pilot trial of intergenerational activities to reduce frailty and depression in...
Consumers Advice · Education & Training Improving your job prospects as an older person with disability A new pilot program based in Western Sydney is aiming to assist older Australians with disability in enhancing their...
Consumers Advice · Culture Awareness Consumer peaks unite to propose their own aged care reform plan A detailed response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Final Report was issued by 12 aged...