Registering community workers: a win for all
After several years of consultation on the vexed question of registration, the Australian Community Workers Association recently launched an online register for...
Month: July 2015
Children’s literature sparks a conversation on dementia
Witnessing the decline of a grandparent or elderly relative with dementia can be a confusing and confronting time for young...
Helping staff to imagine ‘new possibilities’ in community services
A new resource has been launched to help guide community care workers through the changing landscape and service delivery approaches...
Tackling a taboo: speaking up about incontinence
New materials will support community care workers in overcoming communication and cultural barriers when discussing continence issues with ethnic communities. ...
New guide to implementing clinical mentoring
A free clinical mentoring resource for community and residential aged care providers to use in training and workforce development has been...
Transition to CDC: a financial perspective
In preparing for the roll-out of consumer directed care, some of the first and most significant work happened in transforming...
A new resource for the sector
Dear readers, Welcome to our first issue of the Community Care Review newsletter. In this weekly newsletter we aim to...
CHSP brings culture shift for community services
Jo Boylan, Southern Cross Care SA & NT. The wellness and restorative approach underpinning the new Commonwealth Home Support Program is...
Support that helps me to feel ‘normal’
Tracey and her mother Jan walk through a sensory garden You & I: Tracey and her mother Jan, who lives...
A pioneer of personalised care
In the week that aged care formally transitioned to a consumer-directed approach, we profile home care trailblazer Sue Mann, who has...