First Australian definitions for wellness and reablement released
A position paper published by the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) provides the first Australian definitions for wellness and reablement,...
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Government issues guidance on home support funding conditions
The new mandatory wellness report for Commonwealth Home Support Program providers will not be “burdensome” for organisations and will establish...
Providers vary in uptake of wellness, report finds
Resistance from consumers and a lack of financial incentives are some of the major barriers facing the widespread adoption of...
Budget: Additional home care packages, reablement trial for home support
The Federal Government will release an extra 14,000 high-level home care packages over four years in a bid to address...
Department stipulates new reporting requirements to track progress on wellness
Commonwealth Home Support Program providers will be required to submit an annual wellness report under new funding conditions detailed by...
CHSP under pressure as some clients exceed intended number of services
Some 6 per cent or 50,000 aged care clients access more than five Commonwealth Home Support Program services, unpublished data...
Trial develops valid tools for assessing reablement
Home support providers now have access to a suite of tools to help them measure the impact of their wellness...
Taking the next step in embedding reablement
Aged care providers, allied health professionals and researchers are gearing up to discuss the latest evidence and practice in wellness,...
Care worker-led exercise program embeds wellness in home support
An innovative wellness program piloted in the Commonwealth Home Support Program is delivering positive results for both clients and staff....
Federal government launches review into wellness and reablement in home care
The wellness and reablement review will share resources with providers The Department of Health has commissioned consultancy firm Nous Group...
Toolkit launched to encourage widespread adoption of co-production
The Step Forward Together project documentary explains the principles of co-production A series of resources produced by CommunityWest have been...
Books to add to your reading list
Covering topics such as leadership, staff wellbeing and brain health, here's our pick of the latest books to put on...