Sarah McInerney joins Benetas
Victorian aged care provider Benetas has appointed Sarah McInerney as its new general manager of quality, outcomes and research. Sarah...
Month: September 2021
Survey highlights concerns over aged care platforms
Concerns have been raised after home care recipients said they had been encouraged to employ family members by getting them...
Initiatives help home care workers support people with dementia
Home care providers are moving to ensure their frontline workers are better equipped to provide care for people with dementia....
$13 million of contracts on offer for disability advocacy
Disability advocacy organisations can apply for more than $13 million worth of contracts under the NSW government’s new Disability Advocacy...
Technology can make older people more lonely
We are led to believe, often as a result of a hard-sell by suppliers, that technology can provide an antidote...
Community service provider to deliver home share program
Community service provider Holdsworth Community will pilot a home share program matching seniors with young people. Ruth Kestermann The concept...
Up to 472,000 Australians have dementia
At least 385,000 Australians have dementia and almost two-thirds of them are women, a new and comprehensive report from the...
Research questions targets on getting young people out of aged care
A study has cast doubt on whether the government’s targets on getting young people out of residential aged care can...
Palliative care portal launched
A new palliative care information portal has been launched for health professionals and members of the community. Jennifer Tieman The...
The frontline disability workforce – undervalued and underpaid
Disability support workers have been described as the forgotten essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, but pressures on the disability...
New CEO at Presbyterian Aged Care
Olivia Wood has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer at Presbyterian Aged Care. Olivia White Ms Wood first...
TGA approves wearable pain relief device
The national therapeutic goods regulator has approved a wearable pain relief technology that uses laser therapy to treat pain, including...