Input sought on Aged Care Act redraft
The government is seeking feedback from providers, stakeholders, older people, their families and carers on the framework of the new Aged...
Month: August 2023
Workforce council winds up operations
The not-for-profit Aged Care Workforce Industry Council has announced its closure effective immediately due to a changing aged care landscape....
All workers to receive pay rise, says ADSSI
Hunter and Central Coast home care and disability group ADSSI has announced it will lift wages for all of its...
Enable people to stay in their homes, says taskforce
Enabling older Australians to remain in their own homes as long as they are able leads a set of principles...
Sector shows gratitude to workforce
For the fifth year, Australia’s aged care industry celebrated its workforce on Aged Care Employee Day. With the theme of...
Career hub opens to boost home care workforce
A new facility to recruit and train home care workers has opened in south-west Sydney. Located in Bankstown – and...
Council enacts positive ageing plan
The City of Greater Bendigo in central Victoria has released a document outlining its commitment to support the population to...
Finding the perfect career
Fulfilling work that suits your lifestyle can pay off, writes Mandy Zhang. If you’re rethinking your career right now, you’re...
Round 2 of tech development program underway
Applications are open for the second round of an incubator program that aims to support early-stage product or technology ideas...
Reforms overlook allied health
The aged care reforms are overly focused on the delivery of nursing care with not enough consideration given to allied...
Collaboration aims to provide pioneering models of home care
Australian provider Silverchain has partnered with Israel-based telemedicine company Sheba Beyond to deliver digitally enabled in-home care. The collaboration between...
Alzheimer’s risk for transgender community
Transgender and non-binary older adults may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests. The Australian research –...