Funding for respite care
New government grants have been awarded to providers to improve respite care for people with dementia living at home. The...
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Study to develop CALD dementia support program
A Flinders University-led project involving seven aged care organisations and hundreds of professional and informal carers is aiming to help...
Benetas wins grant to provide more respite
Benetas has won a grant from the Victorian Government to offer more hours of respite to support carers across the...
Home care redesign must be carer-inclusive
Carer recognition must be embedded into any redesign of the home care system, a researcher says. Cathy Duncan Together with...
Aged care not taking needs of carers into account
Carers are generally happy with the standard of aged care support provided to the people in their care, but a...
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...
Dementia carers suffering from sleep deprivation
Ninety four per cent of Australians who are caring for someone with dementia are suffering from sleep deprivation, a study...
Study gives insight into lives of young carers
Young carers see their work as part of their normal roles as daughter, sons, partners and parents but need to...
Royal Commission considers home care best practice from overseas
Australia can learn a lot about providing better home care by looking at overseas examples such as Denmark and Sweden...
Provider trials iSupport education program for dementia carers
A World Health Organisation-developed online training program to support carers of people with dementia is being trialed for use in...
Religious belief linked to carer roles
Older Australians who hold religious beliefs are around 30 per cent more likely to take on a role as carer,...
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...