Home for the homeless: $32,000 taxpayer savings per resident
Construction of the facility was partly funded by the HammondCare Foundation with larger donors including The Ian Potter...
Caring & Carers
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$80 million dollar aged care development in Canberra’s near future
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Pilot program brings rescue dogs to people living with dementia
For the very fur-st time in Australia, older Aussies at HammondCare’s Horsley, Wahroonga and Darlinghurst homes saw a... -
How to make a safer home for an older person
Nowadays, the idea of getting “put into a home” isn’t really ideal for older people living in Australia. It’s... -
Standard protocol to call police to aged care homes: says expert
Police forces are called to aged care facilities “more commonly” than NSW police commissioner discloses, according... -
The kind heart behind HammondCare’s lolly cart
Over the last few months, Mr Gallagher turned the garage of his Fern Bay home into a production line to make handmade... -
National Volunteers Week kicks off today
Today, we raise a glass and toast the five million people living in Australia today who volunteer to help their... -
Concetta’s inspiring work: Italy to Queensland
National Volunteer Week kicks off from May 15 – 21, but for Concetta, a Regis Lutwyche resident, a week is hardly... -
International Nurses Day, May 12
International Nurses Day, kicks off on May 12, held annually on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This... -
The aged care boost older Australians are celebrating
Aged care nurses are set to receive a 15 percent pay increase from July, in an aim to keep facilities afloat and provide... -
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme cuts costs on medicine for older Australians
As the Australian Federal Budget (2023 – 2024) is set to be delivered on May 9, many older Australians will be looking... -
National medicine safety project for aged care receives $1.5m in funding
The Pharmacists Actioning Rational use of Medicines in Aged Care (PHARMA-Care) quality monitoring project has received... -
1 in 7 older Australians felt mental health worsen during pandemic
Australia’s peak organisation for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, has released new research... -
Aged care volunteer feedback needed for Royal Commission response
The Australian Government is seeking volunteer workers in the aged care sector, along with those that manage volunteer... -
Digital mental health support program to combat depression at home
Swinburne University of Technology and home care provider Silverchain have been hard at work on a new project which will... -
2022: Our Year in Review
2022 was a big year that presented many changes and challenges for older people and the aged care sector. -
What to say and what not to say: A new language guide for combatting ageism
A new language guide has been released to the public covering what to say and what not to say when communicating and... -
The Aged Care Quality Standards are being reviewed, what you need to know
The Government is currently “urgently” reviewing the Aged Care Quality Standards from 2019 after identifying... -
COVID restrictions are changing again, so what are the latest rules?
Last week, the National Cabinet unanimously agreed to scrap the mandatory COVID-19 isolation requirements, except for... -
Quality Indicator program expanded, how does this impact your care?
The National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) has been expanded to include additional... -
Labor’s aged care wins during their first 100 days in office
This week, the Federal Labor Government have reached the milestone of 100 days in office and have already shown signs of...
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