With the fourth Intergenerational Report to be published tomorrow, AAG president Dr Briony Dow shares her concerns about the way numbers are used in political and public debate to characterise older people as a burden on society.
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Providers will have access to the My Aged Care provider portal next month to update service information and availability in anticipation of receiving electronic referrals from 1 July, but they need to prepare now, a departmental sector briefing has heard.
Some 25 per cent of home care package providers are yet to consider changing their services and systems to a consumer directed care approach four months out from the required transition to CDC, the Department of Social Services has told a sector briefing.
In an Australian-first initiative, a new project will develop national guidelines for spiritual care in residential and community aged care and provide a range of tools to support their implementation.
With the fourth Intergenerational Report to be published tomorrow, AAG president Dr Briony Dow shares her concerns about the way numbers are used in political and public debate to characterise older people as a burden on society.
Research into negative stereotypes has shown that society’s poor opinions about ageing has negative impacts, not just on elders but on us all, writes Dr Maggie Haerstch.
With aged care facilities across Australia attempting to respond to policy and practice changes, a free resource has been produced to assist them in implementing long-lasting organisational change.
Estia Health appoints Mark Brandon as chief quality officer; Dr Bruce Stevens becomes new director for Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Care.
The Federal Government’s new Severe Behaviour Response Teams to be introduced midyear will target only residents with very extreme symptoms of dementia, while the DBMAS will continue to provide generalist support, a senate estimates hearing has heard.
The Federal Government says it wants a discussion on accessing home equity to meet the costs of Australia’s ageing population, but so far has dismissed one proposed means of enabling it.
Industry fears of a rapid flight from bonds have not materialised and the overall pool of lump sum payments has grown since the 1 July reforms, according to the latest Aged Care Financing Authority report.
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