Books to add to your reading list
Covering topics such as death, dementia care and healthcare policy, here’s our pick of the latest books to put on...
Month: October 2016
New resource for providers delivering short-term restorative care places
The Department of Health has released the final program manual for the Federal Government’s new Short-Term Restorative Care Program, which...
Measuring quality in home care in focus at industry forum
The latest results from an Australian-first project trialling a tool to measure care outcomes in community aged care will be...
Consumer communications strategy on increased control in home care gets underway
Department of Health official Fiona Buffinton at estimates hearing on Wednesday. The Federal Government will be writing to aged care...
Compton calls for review of ‘repugnant’ home care admin fees
Everald Compton Government and aged care stakeholders need to take “a real look” at the delivery of home care packages...
Reader survey: Tell us what you think of Community Care Review
Readers of Community Care Review are invited to participate in a short online survey to inform our ongoing print and...
Government outlines priority areas for CHSP growth funding
The Federal Government has opened the competitive selection process for up to $115 million in Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP)...
Toolkit launched to encourage widespread adoption of co-production
The Step Forward Together project documentary explains the principles of co-production A series of resources produced by CommunityWest have been...
How prepared is your organisation for an emergency?
The Australian Council of Social Services has produced a free toolkit to support community organisations build their resilience to disasters...
New ‘one-stop shop’ to boost dementia knowledge and practice
The Dementia Collaborative Research Centres have launched a new dementia knowledge translation hub which connects health professionals, carers and policymakers...
Support for new home care providers to plan for a competitive market
Home Care Today, a CDC support project, is hosting a free webinar on costing and pricing of home care packages...
Volunteering has knock-on effects for health and wellbeing
The benefits from volunteering are mutual, with new research highlighting that volunteering in middle age and senior years is linked...