NSW govt strikes deal with Australian Unity for sale of home care service
Mutual organisation Australian Unity has signed an agreement with the NSW Government to accept the transfer of the Home Care...
Month: August 2015
Dangers of food myths: Clients risking health due to poor diet
With up to 30 per cent of seniors living at home at risk of malnutrition, community care staff must encourage...
Event highlights challenges and opportunities in community care
The legal issues within CDC and understanding the RAS through a rural and regional perspective are just some of the...
‘Safely Home’ project targets people with dementia
In a new partnership, Alzheimer’s Australia Queensland and the Queensland Police Service are rolling out a statewide program to help...
Online exhibition tells story of disability rights movement
The Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E) has launched its first online exhibition capturing the key milestones and activists...
Implementing regional assessment services: lessons from WA
Service providers need to understand their point of difference and communicate that clearly to the My Aged Care Regional Assessment...
Bottleneck at My Aged Care slows access for new clients
Department beefs up staffing at contact centre over delays in screening and assessment, which has impacted RAS contractors, but says unnecessary referrals...
Input sought on future model for aged care advocacy
The options paper The Federal Government is calling for sector feedback on the future of aged care advocacy services as...
Frontline workers can help clients achieve adequate food intake
Malnutrition can progress rapidly and is completely devastating to the health of older people living at home. It is essential...
How to: managing cultural diversity in community care
Current predictions are that by 2021, one in three seniors will have been born outside Australia. Jenny Bray outlines strategies...
New industry resource on workplace health and safety launched
The LASA Aged Care Health and Safety Manual is the first comprehensive set of peer reviewed template policies and procedures...
Do you know an exceptional informal carer?
Home and community care staff are being urged to nominate an unpaid carer for a gong in the second annual...