The provision of care support and training and education in dementia will adopt a more coordinated approach with the long-awaited awarding of tenders to deliver two nationally consistent programs.
Conferences & Events
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Understanding quality review – for home care
Aug 3 @ 4:09 am – Dec 14 @ 5:09 am
Understanding accreditation – for residential aged care
Aug 9 @ 12:08 am – Dec 15 @ 1:08 am
Strengthening Dementia Services
Oct 5 – Oct 6 all-day
LASA National Congress 2016
Oct 9 – Oct 12 all-day
Better Practice Perth 2016: The Quality Experience - Beyond The Experience
Oct 13 – Oct 14 all-day
2nd Annual Dementia Strategy Summit
Oct 25 – Oct 27 all-day
"Capitalising on the Ageing Dividend: Re-Imagining our Future" 2016 AAG Conference
Nov 2 – Nov 4 all-day
Sth Africa SAGE Executive Study tour
Nov 12 – Nov 25 all-day
10th National Deafblind Conference
Nov 16 – Nov 17 all-day
ITAC – Empowering Care Technology
Nov 28 – Nov 30 all-day
Preparing for Choice & Control in Residential Aged Care
Dec 6 @ 8:30 am – Dec 7 @ 5:30 pm
Latest News
Aged care review faces unclear picture on unmet demand for care
How many older people miss out on aged care due to a scarcity of places? It’s the question that could frustrate the long-awaited review of the Living Longer Living Better aged care reforms, which now gets underway.
Review of aged care reforms gets underway with senior appointment
Stakeholders have welcomed the government’s much-anticipated appointment of a top bureaucrat to lead the review of the Living Longer Living Better reforms, saying they are keen for the process to get started.
Noticeboard: Latest appointments in aged care
In this wrap: BallyCara appoints ‘catalyst in residence’; Senior appointments at ThomsonAdsett; Wavelink appoints head for health practice.
New partnership creates pathway for people with disability into aged care workforce
Aged care organisation IRT Group and disability employment provider the Flagstaff Group are piloting a new training program to assist people with disabilities to move into a career in aged care.
New study investigates quality of Australian respite care
Given very little is known about the quality of day respite centres, a new project will begin a conversation about the issues in respite service provision in Australia, says researcher.
Home care providers face fresh criticism over admin costs
Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie has accused home care providers of charging clients excessive administration fees on a scale that amounts to “systemic rorting” of government subsidies.
Leading at the frontline in aged care
Three big challenges greet new clinical team leaders from their first day in the role. If you are considering a leadership position, or are still settling into your new role, psychologist Judith Chapman shares what you can expect.
Recognition and strong leadership key to staff engagement and wellbeing: research
Many aged care staff say their achievements and contribution to the organisation are not recognised by their employer, a major survey of frontline workers shows.
New technology roadmap for the aged care sector in the works
The aged care industry’s technology body is commissioning the development of a “technology roadmap” to identify providers’ ICT requirements as the sector is further reformed under the proposals outlined in the Aged Care Roadmap.
Australia needs to improve palliative care for those with dementia: PCA
As Australia marks World Alzheimer’s Day today, Palliative Care Australia is calling for better access to appropriate palliative care for the 353,800 people living with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
Labor and Greens clash over path to review aged care funding cuts
Australian Greens are unsuccessful in push for Senate inquiry into ACFI cuts, while Labor pursues amending terms of Living Longer Living Better review to include review of funding.
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