Report provides snapshot of disability services
Almost 300,000 Australians are are still getting support under the National Disability Agreement (NDA), despite the rollout of the NDIS...
Month: May 2019
Keeping up with the Royal Commission is good governance
Aged care executives need to keep abreast of the Royal Commission as a matter of good governance, a conference has...
Australia ahead on dementia as rest of world lags
The peak international body of dementia associations has listed Australia among a relatively small group of nations to have developed...
NDIS minister gets cabinet position, aged care misses out
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put the NDIS at the top of his list for improving government services as he...
Call for strategies for dementia-friendly communities
An urban think tank says Sydney is woefully unprepared to meet the needs of its ageing population and urges local...
Taking a broad-brush look at palliative care
Australian experts have contributed to a new book that takes a broad-brush view of palliative care as a science, clinical...
‘Brain in a dish’ offers hope for dementia treatment
A new research centre in Sydney is hoping to have dementia treatments in clinical trials within five years, thanks to...
Free tablets program puts seniors in touch
Mobile tablets will be handed out to 650 seniors across Australia to help them chat with volunteers, friends and family...
Election silence on home care wait list ‘inexplicable’
As Australia heads to the polls on the weekend the home care waiting list, currently pushing 130,000, is the election...
New carers website aims to change ‘culture of dementia despair’
A new website is being launched where carers of people with dementia can find information and share their stories. The...
Local councils commit to disability-friendly neighbourhoods
Local government is taking a proactive role in planning for accessible cities, with councils in Sydney and Brisbane launching blueprints...
Pressure ulcer risk assessments ‘like flipping a coin’
Current guidelines for preventing pressure ulcers are outdated and existing risk assessment tools are “like flipping a coin”, an international...