OPAN appoints Ara Cresswell as independent chair
Former Carers Australia CEO Ara Cresswell has been appointed the first independent non-executive chair of the Older Persons Advocacy Network...
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Budget boost for carers
Carers and their loved ones are set to benefit from additional support payments and a $3.9 million boost to the...
Consumer groups launch aged care vision
A human-rights based based aged care system that guarantees care within a month of assessment and a well-trained and registered...
Call for federal budget to provide national carer strategy
The peak body for carers has called for a national strategy and a ministerial advisory council in its pre-budget submission,...
Unpaid carers worth $78b a year
The value of unpaid carers to the economy has increased to almost $78 billion a year, according to a new...
Carers Qld left out of new $5m provider network
Queensland’s peak carers organisation is disappointed it has missed out on funding for a new regional network of carer service...
Residential ‘road-test’ costing respite places
The royal commission has heard “significant” concerns about respite care and the effect of the “try before you buy” approach...
Supporting carers ‘won’t keep people with dementia out of residential care’
Providing support to carers who are looking after older people with dementia doesn’t delay or prevent the move into residential...
Global campaign targets carers
Carers Australia is reaching out to what has been called the nation’s largest unpaid workforce with a campaign to help...
Care organisations spruik benefits of My Health Record
Australia’s aged care service organisations have joined forces with the federal government's digital health agency to contact members and highlight...
Support for carers is diminishing under the NDIS, peak warns
Many carers are struggling to access supports in their own right and say they are worse off under the National...
Best practice flexible respite guide launched for providers
Two new resources aimed at improving the delivery and navigation of respite services for people living with dementia are now...