Spiritual care resource goes online
Spiritual care and ageing peak body Meaningful Ageing Australia has launched two online training resources that aim to equip aged...
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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...
IRT Group appoints new board member
Aged care and retirement living provider IRT Group has added senior clinical psychologist Dr Kellie Marshall to its board. Dr...
Home care providers dip toes into cloud technology
Many industries in Australia are experiencing a shift in they way they use technology, and are turning to cloud based...
Govt aims to triple aged care workforce by 2050
Australia needs to almost triple its aged care workforce over the next three decades to meet growing demand, aged care...
Workforce report recommends social change campaign for ‘undervalued workers’
The creation of a social change campaign to promote a workforce that currently feels “persecuted and undervalued” is among the...
Info gaps keep Australia in the dark about home care
There is currently no accurate way of estimating demand for home care in Australia and this has created huge gaps...
Budget: Government allocates $64 million to NDIS jobs fund
The Federal Government will set up a jobs and market fund to stimulate the development of disability provider markets in...
Resource shares innovation in tackling worker stress
From buddy programs to increasing staff autonomy, a new guide has captured best-practice strategies to reduce home care worker stress....
Home care research exposes toll of unpaid travel and overtime
Low-paid disability support workers are spending large amounts of their working day in activities that are unpaid, a new study...
Committee set up to drive reform in aged care training
A new aged care-specific body will be established to tackle longstanding vocational training issues in the sector, the Federal Government...
Public submissions open to inform workforce strategy
Aged care providers, workers and consumers are being encouraged to complete an online survey to have their say on the...