Push for better mental health care for seniors
The Mental Health Commission of NSW has launched two new resources to work towards better mental health outcomes for older...
Month: July 2017
National campaign highlights health hazard of storing old medicines
A new awareness campaign has been launched to explain the dangers of keeping expired and unwanted medicine in the home...
Help for home care providers to guide IT investment
The Aged Care Industry IT Council is facilitating a webinar for community care providers on how organisations can take advantage...
Online dementia courses facilitate mobile learning
Dementia Training Australia has launched a series of short online courses designed to support time-poor community and home care workers...
Home care changes spark influx of new entrants
The number of home care providers has grown by 40 per cent in the last financial year as new entrants...
Listed medical tech company buys aged and disability start-up
Melbourne-based health technology company Novita Healthcare has announced its acquisition of Newly, an online-based matching service for aged and disability...
Innovation grants focus on improving indigenous home care
A first-of-its kind project exploring the role of remote community art centres in connecting Aboriginal people to aged care services...
NDIS quality commission bill sent to Senate committee
Disability sector stakeholders have until 28 July to make a submission to a Senate inquiry examining the government’s proposed legislation...
Consultation opens on next stage of community aged care reform
The Federal Government has released a public discussion paper seeking sector feedback on the move to an integrated care at...
Online course tackles critical issues in dementia care
Aged care workers are being encouraged to enrol in a free online course run by the University of Tasmania on...
Concerns over value for money top home care complaints: Commissioner
Some 23 per cent of complaints to the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner now relate to home and community-based care services,...
Experts to gather to share latest in active ageing
Learning the lessons from overseas on reablement and reflecting on the early rollout of the Short-Term Restorative Care program are...