Community hubs keep older people fit, mobile
Uniting Agewell has opened two new community hubs in Berwick and Burwood East in Melbourne this month, and to celebrate,...
Month: March 2025
Support at Home transition grant opens
Home Care Package and Short-Term Restorative Care Program providers servicing regional and remote locations or delivering specialised services that operate...
St Basil’s expands ACT home care
With wait times in Canberra reaching up to 18 months, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia has partnered with not-for-profit...
No extra home care packages in budget
As expected, the focus is on cost-of-living relief – not aged care – in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth federal budget, which...
Govt releases Support at Home prices
The Department of Health and Aged Care published the summary of indicative support at home prices on Monday evening, with...
Applications open for home care workforce trials
There is good news for providers wanting to get involved early with creating evidence-based solutions to key workforce problems and...
Support at Home price guidance for consumers
We have worked hard over the past three years to transform our aged care system for the better. One of...
Webinar discusses registration, audits, new standards
Allied health practitioners do not need to register as a provider if contracted by a registered provider and only organisations...
Pilot finds seniors embrace digital mental health care
After receiving $2 million in funding in 2022, Silverchain’s trial has welcomed positive results in addressing mental health concerns in...
Transitioning non-assessed CHSP clients
The Department of Health and Aged Care is supporting current Commonwealth Home Support Program clients who have not had an...
Benetas digitally transforming home care
Not-for-profit aged care provider Benetas is about to implement a new platform and series of technologies for its home care...
Workforce digital literacy key to future home care
Speaking on day two of the ITAC 2025 conference Silverchain research discovery director Adjunct Professor Tanya Davison and National Ageing...