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• Advice
• · Safety & Security
Optus Data Breach: How to update your information and protect yourself
Up to 10 million customers were affected by a massive Optus data breach this week, with personal information – including names, email addresses, Medicare numbers and driver’s licence numbers...

• Caring & Carers
• · Dementia
MATCH app could revolutionise in-home care for people living with dementia
The preliminary results from international study HOMESIDE led by the University of Melbourne has produced encouraging outcomes while exploring the benefits of music and reading for people living with...

• Education & Training
• · Leadership
Industry body releases new Workforce Planning Tool
The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC), an organisation working to improve the Australian aged care workforce, launched a new online tool yesterday designed for and by aged care providers to...

• Government
Peak bodies call for national assistive technology program for older people with disability
The Federal Government needs to end age discrimination in disability support and provide older Australians living with a disability – that are excluded from the National Disability Insurance...

• Government
New $34 million aged care research centre announced at Flinders University
A $34 million Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translational Research was unveiled on Wednesday, with the three year initiative aiming to develop research and innovation that will bolster the aged care...

• Health and Wellbeing
Rapid COVID-19 testing trial in aged care
An aged care facility in Melbourne is trialling a faster method of COVID-19 testing to see if it provides better protection for their residents by quickly identifying an active coronavirus infection...

• Dementia
• · Health and Wellbeing
Dementia Australia launches new ‘micro-lessons’ app for home care workers
Peak body for dementia, Dementia Australia, launched a new mobile app for home support and community care workers that aims to build the skills of these workers to provide quality care for people...

• Allied Health
• · Caring & Carers
Revolutionising controlled drug management in aged care
SPONSORED STORY – An electronic controlled drug management platform by Melbourne healthcare software vendor, Modeus, has helped save aged care nurses time and hassle while also creating a more...

• Health and Wellbeing
New technology to assist with a revolution in home care delivery
SPONSORED STORY – After the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety called for urgent transformation in the Aged Care sector, home care provider Five Good Friends has released new...

• Elder Abuse
CCTV in aged care trial begins in SA
In a bid to strengthen safeguards and enhance the safety and wellbeing of residents in aged care, a CCTV trial has begun at two aged care sites in South Australia (SA).

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
Keep connected with the ones you love over Easter
While the Easter holidays are a time to spend time with family and friends, as well as a well deserved holiday, it can also be a time of isolation for some older Australians, which is why it’s...

• Safety & Security
• · Technology
Technology leading the way for safety first aged care
SPONSORED STORY – Across industries and geographies, safety has been top of mind this year. The significance and impact of safety are ever-present in the aged care industry due to the turmoil of...

• Leadership
• · Procurement & Governance
The warning signs of workforce compliance risk
SPONSORED STORY – As the attention on workplace compliance across all industries continues to increase, aged care has the lion’s share of the spotlight for important reasons.

• Government
• · Health and Wellbeing
New multilingual COVID-19 support line launched
The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing (CCDA), peak body for cultural diversity in aged care, has unveiled its new Multilingual COVID-19 Support Line this week, providing culturally and...

• Health and Wellbeing
• · Leadership
Australia’s Big Christmas Sing-A-Long celebrating older Australians
A two-hour national Christmas celebration aims to lift the spirits of 1.5 million older Australians in aged care and retirement living, their families and care staff, after a very difficult and unique...