Short e-learning course on caring for LGBTI people with dementia
A new online course has been launched to help health and aged care workers deliver inclusive care and services for...
Month: September 2017
Improving the mental health of people with intellectual disability
A set of resources is available for mental health professionals on delivering services to people with an intellectual disability. The...
Positive ageing research centre launched
Developing industry-focused research and training is a leading objective of the newly established Centre of Positive Ageing and Wellbeing at...
Federal funding boost for home delivered meals
The Minister for Aged Care Ken Wyatt has announced an additional $8 million in funding for 232 meals providers through...
Tune Review recommends higher-level package, system navigator
The much-anticipated independent review of the Living Longer Living Better reforms has handed down a series of recommendations for the...
Urgent calls to tackle home care wait list
Providers, sector peaks and academics have expressed concern over the 89,000-long wait list for home care and urged the Federal...
Home care data reveals 90,000 package shortfall
Nearly 90,000 older Australians approved for a home care package are unable to access the care they need, the first-ever...
Will you be on the hook for clients’ overspending?
The rise of online care worker platforms and increased levels of self-management mean providers should take steps to minimise the...
Aged care chief challenges CDC ‘wisdom’
The head of ECH, a large community aged care provider in South Australia, has delivered a damning critique of the...
Home care system troubles ‘compounding’, says peak
Industry peak body Leading Age Services Australia is calling on the Federal Government to address a series of significant implementation...
New resources to help make staff wellbeing a priority
Mental health charity beyondblue has launched a practical guide for health services to introduce a workplace mental health strategy within...
Books to add to your reading list
Covering topics such as transforming the role of home care workers to decision-making rights for people with disability, here’s our...