Consumers Industry Allied Health HenderCare explores the joys of nostalgia Isolation and loneliness felt by older people is increasingly common, however the power of reminiscing and nostalgia has...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: No time, no extra staff and little diversional therapy Day 6 into the third series of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety involved another panel full of...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Aged care services taking action for LGBTI seniors SPONSORED STORY – To provide the best support possible and show respect to LGBTI seniors, aged and disability...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care industry doesn’t support innovation Day 5 into the third series of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was a lot lighter than previous...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Peak bodies back Labor’s newly announced aged care promises The Australian Labor Party has announced they will not wait for the full outcomes of the Royal Commission into Aged Care...
Industry Advice · Culture Awareness The importance of trust, transparency and accountability in your organisation OPINION – There are important elements which need to be considered to ensure legal compliance within an...
Consumers Industry Education & Training ROYAL COMMISSION: “Inadequate care” and mismanagement of palliative care The second week of the third series of the Royal Commission into Aged Care hearings in Sydney started today, with a case...
Consumers Industry Advice COTA unhappy with absence of aged care mentions in Leader’s Debate Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has expressed their offence at the lack of mention of aged care in the Leader’s...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness ROYAL COMMISSION: Restraint practices; physical and sexual assault in aged care Day three of the third series for the Royal Commission into Aged Care hearings listened to another case study of...
Consumers Industry Advice National Dementia Conference puts a spotlight on dementia and Alzheimer’s With the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the National Dementia Conference, held in Melbourne on 15...
Consumers Industry Dementia ROYAL COMMISSION – Focus on serious restraint practices Day two of the third series for the Royal Commission into Aged Care hearings carried on from yesterday’s case study...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers ROYAL COMMISSION: Life behind closed doors of residential aged care facilities On the first day of the third series of the Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety hearing held in Sydney, the...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Record fine of $120,000 handed down to suspended Tasmanian physiotherapist A suspended physiotherapist in Tasmania has received the largest fine in history against an individual for offences...
Consumers Allied Health · Government Labor promises free dental for pensioners The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has committed $2.4 billion for a Pensioner Dental Plan if elected into office, which...
Consumers Industry Allied Health ACCC pulls Bupa Aged Care into court for misleading claims about services Bupa Aged Care has been taken to Federal Court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) following...
Consumers Industry Home & Community New trial to help older Australians stay mobile and independent A new trial announced by the Australian Government will aim to enable older Australians to remain mobile, independent...
Industry Procurement & Governance · Providers LASA launches Safety & Quality Management system SPONSORED STORY – A new online tool and app is making life easier for aged care providers as they engage with the...
Industry Procurement & Governance · Providers Is your organisation ready for the new whistleblower regime? OPINION – The ongoing Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is uncovering a range of stories from...
Consumers Industry Government Providers to give Charter of Rights to older Australians to boost understanding Older Australians in residential aged care or receiving support from a service provider have to be provided with a...
Consumers Industry Government ROYAL COMMISSION: At least $2 billion investment needed to reduce home care package waiting times On the final day of the second series of hearings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Adelaide,...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers ROYAL COMMISSION: My Aged Care “waiting for people to die” Ruth Harris has told the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety her 91 year old mother Joyce Edwards waited...