Victoria prepares to implement assisted dying
Victoria will establish a state-wide navigator service to support people who want access to voluntary assisted dying (VAD) and connect...
Month: February 2019
Unspent home funds creating a ‘perverse incentive’
The combination of unspent home care funds and a competitive service market has created a “perverse incentive” for providers to...
Newer Australians missing out on NDIS assistance
Disability service providers are failing to connect with people from non-English speaking backgrounds because many are unsure of the support...
Awards presented for excellence in age services
Aged care provider Bolton Clarke has been well represented at LASA’s state Excellence in Age Services Awards, taking out individual...
Management system eases transition to new standards
LASA is launching an online tool to help home and residential aged care providers transition to the new quality standards...
Diet improves brain function over time
There are no known ways to prevent or cure dementia, but researchers are learning more about what might help stave...
Breakdown in referral pathway after dementia diagnosis, commission hears
The aged care royal commission has heard people are missing out on support and health management after being diagnosed with...
Disability sector royal commission likely to mirror aged care probe
Parliament has passed a motion supporting a royal commission into the disability service sector after repeated calls from experts and...
Diversity plans target marginalised groups
The federal government has launched a series of action plans to address barriers faced by older people from minority groups...
Home care providers can learn from NDIS
Home aged care providers can take a leaf from the disability service book, where the individual support package model is...
Residential ‘road-test’ costing respite places
The royal commission has heard “significant” concerns about respite care and the effect of the “try before you buy” approach...
Calls for wider screening of disability workers
Disability service providers have welcomed moves to introduce national screening for NDIS workers but say the scheme needs to cast...