ITAC recognises innovation
There were so many deserving candidates for the excellence in technology award at the ITAC ceremony, that multiple winners took...
Month: March 2024
BaptistCare acquires PAC home care services
Presbyterian Aged Care has entered an agreement to transfer its home care service to BaptistCare. The agreement covers PAC’s home...
Provider experimenting with AI
When it comes to using generative artificial intelligence in aged care, providers should be both excited and cautious, experts have...
Seniors want more on product usability
Most older Australians fail to find products intended for their age group user-friendly, highlighting a significant gap in market offerings,...
RSL LifeCare receives funding for veterans’ hubs
New South Wales aged care provider RSL LifeCare has received a grant of almost $5.5 million to develop a Veterans’...
Opal to enter home care via BlueCross purchase
National residential aged care provider Opal HealthCare has announced the acquisition of Victorian provider BlueCross' 31 aged care residences and...
Not all aged care work of equal value: FWC
Non-direct residential aged care workers deserve a pay rise of between 3 and 7 per cent, the Fair Work Commission...
Investment needed for sector to become digitally mature
A lack of investment is stifling digital innovation in the aged care sector, say industry experts. Appearing on a webinar...
A fairer more equitable system, say stakeholders
Sector reaction to the long-awaited and much-anticipated taskforce report is largely favourable. Released today, the final report of the Aged...
User-pay central to taskforce report
The federal government should continue to be the major funder of aged care costs but older people who can afford...
Exploring a mobile model of care
In the future, older Australians will be able to access the care they need in whichever environment they choose, an...
Webinars address upcoming CHSP changes
Commonwealth Home Support Program support leads in three states have come together to assist the sector’s leaders to start preparing...