Provider adopts digital staff referral platform
A South Australian aged care provider is using a digital staff referral platform to attract workers as it gears up...
Month: April 2021
Grattan Institute costs aged care reform at $10b a year
Public policy think tank Grattan Institute says the Federal Government needs to spend an additional $9.8 billion a year on...
Older people not as lonely as thought
People aged between 50 and 60 are more likely to be lonely than older groups, according to a survey of...
NDIS ‘provides benchmark’ for aged care funding
People receiving aged care only get about a quarter of the funding available to NDIS participants, an analysis by industry...
Aged care interventions target veterans
An aged care provider is offering a program where older people can create an e-book of their lives as part...
Casualised workforce ‘contributed to spread of COVID’ in aged care
COVID-19 exposed the risks of having a casualised and insecure aged care workforce , an inquiry into job security has...
Redress a disappointing omission by RC
Redress should be available to older people who have experienced abuse and neglect in the aged care system, a conference...
Why my profession shouldn’t be doing NDIS assessments
How appropriate are independent allied health providers in conducting the proposed independent NDIS assessments? Not very, writes Claire Salter Parry....
Study examines benefits of personal alarm systems
Nadine Andrew An extensive study into the use of personal alarms suggests that as well as giving older people confidence...
Urban-centric home care program falls short in rural areas
The home care program is helping older people in rural areas live in their communities, but the system is creating...
Dementia Australia releases roadmap for quality care
Dementia Australia chair Professor Graeme Samuel has spoken about his experience of dementia in his own family as he presented...
Provider groups outline priority RC recommendations
A coalition of aged care provider groups is calling on the government to use the federal budget to address the...