Consumer groups launch aged care vision
A human-rights based based aged care system that guarantees care within a month of assessment and a well-trained and registered...
Month: September 2020
Councils take lead to protect vulnerable residents
Local councils are stepping up to help support older residents and other vulnerable people living in their communities. Carol Adams...
$10.6m in budget to get young people out of aged care
Next week’s budget will include $10.6 million for a national network of system co-ordinators to help keep younger people with...
Better home design can ease the aged care burden
Designing more age-friendly houses that support ageing in place could help ease the burden on the aged care system, according...
Confusion, lack of confidence driving unspent funds
Older Australians may be failing to access services available under the Commonwealth home care program because they find the system...
Fostering wellbeing via online gaming
Aged care provider ACH has been awarded $75,000 to deliver a wellbeing initiative for older South Australians based on the...
Guide alerts lawyers to financial elder abuse in wills
The Law Council of Australia has released a guide to help lawyers identify financial elder abuse while preparing wills and...
178,000 reports of unauthorised chemical restraint on NDIS participants
Psychotropic drugs are over-used in Australia to control concerning behaviour in people with disability, most of whom have no say...
Provider’s online learning model wins national awards
Home and community care provider Silver Chain has won a swag of national awards for its online COVID-19 learning model....
Is it time for independent home care pricing?
An independent aged care pricing authority should provide cost reviews and pricing for home care, the aged care royal commission...
CEOs back proposal to ditch home care package system
CEOs giving evidence at the aged care royal commission have backed a proposal for a new system of home care...
It’s time to stop rationing home care
Every day the government delays is an untenable risk for older Australians, writes CEO Sandra Hills. Sandra Hills In the...