In what’s believed could be the largest donation of its kind, specialist provider of services to elderly homeless people, Wintringham, has been awarded a philanthropic grant of $7.5 million.
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Big challenge requires bold thinking: Maddocks
Senior Australian of the Year 2013, Professor Ian Maddocks, shares his vision for a new model of caring for older people involving residential aged care facilities as community hubs.
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Recognising innovation and dedication
A community nutritional care service that provides a qualified personal care attendant or community cook to prepare meals in older people’s homes is among the services and individuals nominated in this year’s HESTA Aged Care Awards.
Elderly succeed with internet depression treatment
Age is not a barrier to success in treating depression and anxiety online, says a leading researcher in the field, whose multiple studies have found four in every five participants improve plus older people have higher course completion rates
Australian Unity and Opal expand operations
In the latest sector purchases, Australian Unity has announced it will acquire INS Health Care, the home care division of The INS Group, while Opal Aged Care’s takeover of Stockland’s aged care portfolio will be finalised on Monday.
News digest
Grants available to support ageing rural Australians; TLC and Alzheimer’s Australia Vic sign sponsorship agreement; ‘Hotspots’ for stroke identified.
Aged care research an ethical minefield: Bernoth
To build a robust research culture in aged care, key issues such as funding, the absence of aged care ethics committees and guidelines on confidentiality and consent need to be addressed, writes Dr Maree Bernoth.
Uncertainty over replacement dementia scheme
The Federal Government won’t confirm the funding it will make available for a scheme replacing the axed Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement or a time frame for its introduction.
Fears carers will be overlooked in home support program
A network of respite service providers has estimated around 75 per cent of their clients will no longer be eligible for respite services under the new Commonwealth Home Support Program.
Home equity release will drive RADs
Benefits consumers can gain from using a home equity release product to fund their residential aged care should console aged care provider concerned over losing lump sum bonds to daily accommodation payments, according to an aged care credit advisor.
New frontiers in health service reform
Investing in workforce training, the physical environment and patient-centred models of care are critical to reforming health services in the face of an ageing population, says geriatrician.
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