Fee-free uni places
Monash University is seeking partnerships with aged care providers to offer 500 fee-free places to workers to complete an undergraduate...
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Free aged care coronavirus training video
Microbiologist Margaret Jennings provides information on coronavirus in a new aged care training resource A new educational resource aims to...
Film helps staff understand what families go through
Anne and Melvin in educational film Mr Velvet Ears A multimedia resource launched this week aims to help residential aged...
Tools to help providers review policies on client decision-making
The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre has launched a new resource for aged care providers to develop policy and processes on...
Resource shares tips for living independently with dementia at home
From lighting and noise to creating functional spaces, a new book provides tips for people with dementia and their carers...
Easy-to-understand guide to dementia
A digital talking book that provides information on dementia in plain English aims to make information about dementia more accessible to the...
Cookbook celebrates joy of eating at all stages of life
HammondCare’s executive chef Peter Morgan-Jones has collaborated with palliative medicine and allied health experts to produce a new cookbook for...
Tackling dementia awareness in primary healthcare
An online training resource has been developed for practice nurses and GPs to support improved outcomes in dementia care. The...
Boosting aged care workers’ knowledge of diabetes
A series of education modules has been launched to better equip the aged care workforce to care for a growing...
New guide for embedding advance care planning into aged care
Advance Care Planning Australia and the National Ageing Research Institute have developed a resource to support aged care managers and...
Online course focuses on latest in dementia care
Community care workers are being encouraged to participate in a free online course run by the University of Tasmania on...
Starting a community conversation on death and dying
Flinders University researchers are running a free online course on palliative care and end-of-life issues. The popular five-week Massive Open...