More allied health workers needed to meet future demand
The number of allied health workers in home care rose dramatically between 2020 and 2023, but the sector's peak body...
Christopher Kelly
Boost for allied health in home care
The number of allied health workers in home care rose dramatically between 2020 and 2023, a new report reveals. Released...
Nurses may have to wait years for wage hike
In a submission to the independent workplace tribunal regarding the ongoing nurses and midwives work value case, the federal government...
Dementia guidelines refresh underway
Monash University has received more than $1 million of government funding to update the country’s clinical guidelines for dementia care....
Call for subsidised exercise for older Australians
Affordable community-based fitness classes would encourage older Australians with a chronic disease to exercise more, new research has found. For...
Guidelines for uptake of home care tech
A new evidence-based framework has been developed to guide in-home care providers on how best to integrate digital technologies into...
Aveo sells SA retirement villages
Aged care providers Resthaven and Eldercare have acquired Aveo’s South Australian retirement living portfolio. Aveo is the operator of 13...
Report showcases best-practice approaches to aged care
Keeping older people at the centre of all aspects of aged care is a key theme of feedback and recommendations...
‘Above and beyond’
"Thanks for caring" is the message today to Australia’s aged care workforce. Across the country, providers, residents and their families...
Home care services under greater scrutiny
The aged care sector’s regulatory body is now assessing all services of home care providers in a single audit. The...
Giving voice to diverse populations in aged care
The government is establishing a dedicated multicultural unit to develop a culturally sensitive aged care sector. Sitting within the Department...
Shedding light on elder abuse
The federal government has launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse. Beginning Sunday 28 July, the $4.8...