Heat warning project seeking participants
Researchers from Griffith University are recruiting community-dwelling seniors to trial a digital in-home warning system they've developed for extreme heat....
Month: September 2023
Migrants to plug workforce gap, says paper
A well-targeted, skills-focused migration program is one of several policies in a government white paper designed to address critical labour...
HammondCare opens regional centre
Dementia care specialists HammondCare has opened the doors of its new home care regional headquarters this week. The Northern Rivers...
Empowering carers for shared decision-making
Carers want support to access to knowledge on how to safely manage medication and engage in treatment decisions, writes Dr...
Calming dementia behaviours with music
An Australian-devised therapeutic music tool for people living with dementia is to receive $2 million in grant funding from technology...
Website offers information for people providing palliative care
A new online resource is available to help ease the burdens non-professionals providing palliative care face. Led by Flinders University’s...
Aged care overhaul an ethical challenge
Major reform of the aged care sector is ranked among the top five ethical challenges for 2024, according to a...
Top tips on insurance for care workers
As a business owner or self-employed contractor, having the right insurance policy to cover you – or your team –...
A third of audited home care services non-compliant
The number of complaints about home care services has fallen slightly while almost one in three services subject to a...
Home care smart tech wins design accolades
An app for village residents and a smart home platform are among the aged care sector’s innovators to pick up...
Free education modules online now
A new series of e-learning modules have been developed for aged care workers. Funded by the Department of Health and...
Addressing suicide among older men
Not-for-profit aged care and community services provider Anglicare is working to prevent the high rates of suicide among older men,...