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Tech council joins research-industry collaboration
The Aged Care Industry Technology Council is partnering with the national digital health research centre and industry stakeholders to create...
Game shows promise to engage residents with dementia
Residents playing with Tovotafel Original. Source: Active Cues A new projector-based game with sensors is helping to increase physical, cognitive...
Stakeholders share tips on emergency preparation
From left: Rob Kilpatrick, Zamir Yusuf, Troy Speirs, Vikki Karatovic, Liz Roberts and Anne Brewer Aged care providers need appropriate...
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...
First young leader winner announced
Representatives from Princes Court Homes Victorian personal care assistant Tyla Haining has received the inaugural Next Gen Young Leader Award...
RC hears health professionals have turned their back on disability
Health professionals have turned their back on disability and the NDIS is exacerbating the disconnect, the disability royal commission has...
Trial aims to get seniors walking to improve their gaming
A participant testing the game during a workshop University of Technology Sydney researchers are exploring a new concept in exergaming...
Labor leader speaks out against aged care assessment tender
The Federal Opposition leader has called on the government to cancel its plans to put aged care assessments out to...
Tool helps assess likely outcomes of new tech
Providers can benefit from using an evidence-based framework that helps predict and evaluate the success of a technology in aged...
Union proposes tax to fund universal aged care
The Health Services Union is calling for a Medicare-style levy to fund Australia’s aged care system. However, a former aged...
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...