Aged care training should include digital skills
Aged care courses and employers should incorporate digital competencies into training programs to ensure new workers have the skills they...
Month: August 2021
NDIS participants strangled by red tape
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a bureaucratic nightmare that many of the most disadvantaged members of the community...
Minister denies aged care sector being left out of reform process
Aged care services minister Richard Colbeck has denied claims the aged care sector has been left out of the picture...
ACH opens Adelaide health studio
South Australian aged care provider ACH Group is redeveloping a site in Adelaide’s south into a high-tech health studio. Health...
OPAN expands advocacy services
The older person’s advocacy network OPAN is expanding its aged care advocacy services and will launch a nationwide recruitment drive...
Covid vax now available for NDIS under-15s
Around 40,000 NDIS participants aged between 12-15 now have access to the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine following approval from the immunisation...
Sparrow takes flight from ACSA
Aged care provider peak body Aged and Community Services Australia has announced Patricia Sparrow has resigned and will finish her...
Emergency payments announced for NDIS providers in covid hotspots
The federal government will provide immediate payments to NDIS providers in Sydney’s pandemic hotspots who need to cover additional costs...
Promoting trauma informed care during a pandemic
Covid-19 can be a source of trauma for older people, who may demonstrate physical, emotional, behavioural and cognitive responses. It...
Indigo launches national assistive tech program
Occupational therapists and assessors can how access a national Goods Equipment and Assistive Technology (GEAT) program via independent living supports...
Provider tests novel ‘care hotel’ concept
South Australian home care provider ECH (Enabling Confidence at Home) has launched a new proof-of-concept ‘care hotel’, aimed at providing...
Catholic Healthcare appoints Borg as CEO
New South Wales and south-east Queensland aged care provider Catholic Healthcare has appointed the former head of Healthdirect Australia Karen...