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...
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Demand for coronavirus training impacting access
Users advised the new health department training resource on coronavirus works best in Google Chrome as heavy demand impedes access....
Govt launches infection control training
The Department of Health has developed a 30-minute online education course for care workers about protecting themselves and care recipients...
$100 million for aged care coronavirus support
Greg Hunt, Scott Morrison and Professor Brendan Murphy announcing over $100 million in funding for aged care as part of...
Silos blamed for inefficient aged care ICT
The aged care industry and government need to work together on creating common standards and interoperability to break down silos...
Govt forum to update providers on responding to coronavirus
The federal health department is bringing experts and aged care stakeholders together in Canberra today to provide information on the...
Providers urged to focus on infection control, emergency planning
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has advised residential aged care operators to ensure they are taking precautions to prevent and control...
Input sought to inform palliative care strategy
The Department of Health has launched two surveys seeking information from all aged care providers and individuals to help understand...
Tensions rise over tender for single assessment approach
The aged care minister has refuted claims that the government is intending to privatise the aged care assessment process as...
SA govt partners with HammondCare for new dementia facility
From left: Steven Marshall, Stephen Wade and Dr Stephen Judd SA Health has teamed up with aged care provider HammondCare...
Bureaucrat faces grilling over people with disability in aged care
A health department bureaucrat has been asked by a royal commissioner to explain whether the 6000 young Australians with disability...
Providers put on alert about home care scam
The federal health department has asked home care providers to encourage clients to report suspicious activity to police amid reports...