Seniors get students hooked on knitting
An intergenerational knitting program between Aveo’s Fountain Court retirement community and Mount Waverley Secondary College has seen new friendships form...
Providers
Invox launches QANDA Paul and Peers forum
Throughout November, Invox will be hosting a Q&A forum led by consultant Paul Sadler and other sector leaders so providers...
1 November incoming
The new Aged Care Act will be implemented in a couple of days, introducing the Statement of Rights, the new...
Culturally safe home care needs ‘intentionality’
Home care relies heavily on relationships of trust, and for care recipients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or from...
Time for providers to get their ducks in a row
An interactive, invite-only networking event on home care co-hosted by Lorraine Poulos and Associates, StewartBrown and Maddocks kicked off yesterday...
Video: Providers’ concerns about home care reforms
The overall feeling from home care providers ahead of the 1 November start of Support at Home is uncertainty, says...
Changes to allied health pricing under SaH
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has announced that prices for allied health, nursing services and other therapeutic services...
First 6,700 additional packages allocated
The government says it is on track to meet the 1 November deadline of allocating 20,000 new home care packages...
Resources to help providers with Act transition
As aged care providers prepare for the implementation of the new Aged Care Act on 1 November, the Department of...
Hammond Innovations launches to tackle sector’s challenges
HammondCare is bringing together the resources of The Dementia Centre, The Palliative Centre and The Centre for Positive Ageing to...
Stakeholders debate future of CHSP services
Over 100 Commonwealth Home Support Program stakeholders gathered in Melbourne this week to weigh up the program’s strengths, weaknesses and...
Darling honoured for community advocacy
Aged care advocate and Aged Care Council of Elders member Gwenda Darling is being honoured by My Guardian for her...