Study highlights vulnerabilities of older men
Older men without partners who don’t own their own homes are at increased risk of depression, according to a study...
Month: January 2021
Benevolent Society to deliver new Disability Gateway
The Benevolent Society has secured a sole provider partnership with the Commonwealth Department of Social Services to deliver the long-awaited...
Recommendations to Royal Commission miss the mark
Regulators and bureaucracies will be the winners if recommendations made to the aged care royal commission are adopted, writes Mark...
Unspent home care funds now at $1.2b
Home care providers are sitting on more than $1.2 billion in unspent funds, a key aged care report says. Grant...
Stephen Judd honoured for contribution to aged care
Former HammondCare chief executive officer Dr Stephen Judd has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his...
Flinders Uni inks MOU with ageing innovation network
Flinders University has teamed up with the national aged care innovation network innovAGEING. The alliance means the Flinders Caring Futures...
ADSSI group continues expansion with new merger
A fourth home and community care provider has joined the expanding ADSSI group. Jenni Allan Not-for profit provider Dungog and...
People with dementia at greater risk from Covid
People with Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia are at increased risk of being infected with and dying from...
Provider in palliative care partnership with insurer
Home care provider Home Support Services has partnered with private health insurer Bupa to deliver a home palliative care program...
Home care wait list refuses to budge
The waiting list for home care continues to hover around the 100,000 mark despite the release of almost 43,000 home...
Consumer-friendly videos demystify home care
Catholic Healthcare has released a suite of videos seeking to demystify home care packages for clients and their carers. The...
Resistance training benefits older women too
Older women can get just as many benefits out of resistance training as men, a new study shows. Dr Amanda...