Provider warns of covid blind spot for home care sector
Australia’s largest grouping of non-government aged care providers is calling on National Cabinet to extend mandatory vaccination of aged care...
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Three COVID deaths, 24 infections reported to NDIS
There have been two reported COVID deaths and 11 reported cases of infection among people with disability as Australia moves...
Older Australians embrace technology in age of COVID
The use of technology by older people has grown during coronavirus restrictions, according to a survey of more than 1,350...
Connecting grandparents during a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in an impossibly short time, writes Deb Howcroft. I was prepared for self-isolation...
Home care providers ask for $250m in rescue plan
Aged care providers have presented a COVID-19 rescue package to the federal government including a proposal for $250 million in...
Disability group home potentially exposed to coronavirus
Staff and residents at a Western Sydney disability home have potentially been exposed to coronavirus after a worker tested positive....
Parking rangers deliver Meals on Wheels
It’s not often that a parking officer is able to put a smile on someone’s face but that’s what rangers...
Home, community providers to benefit from support package
New measures against COVID-19 have been unveiled for the aged care sector including a $235 million staff retention bonus for...
CHSP providers ordered to suspend group activities
The health department has ordered CHSP providers to put a halt to non-essential gatherings and visits amid the escalating coronavirus...
COVID-19 supports announced for NDIS providers
NDIS providers will get assistance to retain workers as part of a suite of supports announced by the federal government...
Providers’ legal obligations for managing infectious diseases
Coronavirus and influenza are among several infectious diseases that aged care providers should prepare for, writes Alison Choy Flannigan. There...
Govt lifts restriction on international student hours
Aged care providers can offer more hours to international students on their staff to address workforce shortages as part Commonwealth...