Leading consumer rights advocate to highlight issues facing Aboriginal people with disability
The Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales is hosting a seminar next month on meeting...
Month: September 2016
Project underway to identify nursing competencies in aged care
Registered nurses are being asked to have their say in the development of Australia’s first set of aged care nursing...
Upcoming webinars: learning from complaints
Home Care Today, a CDC support project, is hosting a webinar with the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, Rae Lamb, to...
Efforts advance to set up universal design centre
A new Australian centre for universal design has been founded to promote the principles of universal design and the benefits...
New partnership creates pathway for people with disability into aged care workforce
CareerAbility in Aged Care program participants. Photo: Kirk Gilmour Aged care organisation IRT Group and disability employment provider the Flagstaff...
New study investigates quality of Australian respite care
Given very little is known about the quality of day respite centres, a new project will begin a conversation about...
Home care providers face fresh criticism over admin costs
Andrew Wilkie told Parliament clients had complained of 'ridiculous administrative costs' Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie has accused community care providers of...
Raising awareness of incontinence among people with disability
The Continence Foundation of Australia has released new web resources and information on incontinence management for people with disability and...
Developing skills of aged care staff to respond to challenging behaviours
TAFE NSW is offering a free dementia support course for frontline staff working in residential and community aged care covering...
Handbook launched to shine a light on diabetes and emotional health
A new evidence-based resource is available for health professionals to help identify and meet the emotional and psychological needs of...
The life I choose
Rod, 54, who acquired a brain injury following a car accident in 2001, says the care he receives from support...
Rhetoric vs reality on consumer direction
Constructing older people as ‘empowered consumers’ risks overlooking the disparity of resources, knowledge and support networks available to help them...