Calls for budget to tweak funding of home care programs
Provider peak body Ageing Australia has recommended the government fund care management at 20 per cent of the consumer’s package...
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Allied health crucial for dementia care, say peaks
Dementia Australia, Occupational Therapy Australia and Speech Pathology Australia have come together to call for access and appropriate funding to...
AI admin will bring more direct care, say Minikai founders
Australian care providers spend up to 50 per cent of their working hours on administration and compliance rather than on...
Wyong welcomes new community service
Independent not-for-profit aged care provider Bolton Clarke Home and Community Support has opened a new community hub north of Sydney...
Webinar upskills staff on elder abuse
According to WA-based not-for-profit organisation Injury Matters, one in six older adults in WA is affected by elder abuse. It...
Infinite Care Cornubia residents receive royal recognition
Two residents at Infinite Care Cornubia were awestruck upon receiving an unexpected congratulatory message from His Majesty the King, wishing...
Concern over financial gaslighting in aged care
Financialisation has impacted the aged care market significantly, say researchers Dr Erin Twyford of the University of Wollongong, Dr Jane...
Village for over 50s opens on Fraser Coast
A new, 23 hectares land lease community named Vantage Hervey Bay has opened on Fraser Coast, Queensland. Built by AVID...
Seven ways to tackle Support at Home issues
In five months, the new Support at Home program will commence, but Adrian Morgan, general manager of Brisbane-based home care...
LPA appoints Galiazzo to new CEO role
Aged care consultancy and training organisation Lorraine Poulos and Associates has announced Marisa Galiazzo as the organisation’s inaugural chief executive...
Film seeks to amplify older Western Australian voices
Juniper Aged Care and tsp studio have secured a public premiere for their film that brings together residents, research and...
Aged care peak wakes to new name
The nation’s industry association for providers of aged and community care services, retirement living, seniors housing and related services has...