Seniors rights advocates in Victoria are calling for the state’s Royal Commission into Family Violence to include older people in its deliberations, given elder abuse is most commonly perpetrated by family members.
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Aged care provider builds training links with Japan
Leading South Australian aged care provider Helping Hand has been invited to advise Japanese educators on strengthening Japan’s training system as demand for new care workers booms.
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Latest News
This week’s news you might have missed
Friday’s news wrap includes: Peak bodies meet new minister; seniors wanted for social connectedness survey; minister and state peak CEO debate the ceased payroll-tax subsidy; and competition to encourage creative dementia therapies.
Aged care training courses under fresh scrutiny
Almost 50 per cent of aged care providers said less than half of Cert III in Aged Care graduates had the required skills to be employed, an SA Government review has found, adding to long-standing sector concerns about the variable quality of care worker training.
CDC: balancing rights and obligations
In AAA online’s regular legal column, Julie McStay responds to a reader’s question: When will a provider’s duty of care override a consumer’s right to choose?
Special report: the rise of the reviewer
With a flurry of review and ratings sites recently launched or in development, aged care is now firmly a sector at the mercy of consumer opinion. While greater information is welcome, these sites raise issues around transparency and verification, and for providers the question of how to respond.
Dementia on-screen under the spotlight
Film and television have taken on an increasingly important role in shaping public awareness and opinion on dementia, an Australian film critic and writer tells AAA.
New alliance to boost Aboriginal home care
A major aged care provider has partnered with a local Aboriginal health provider to offer culturally appropriate home care packages in the hopes of improving indigenous people’s uptake of mainstream community aged care services.
Attracting the best staff
Candidates looking for work in aged care have more choice than ever and competition is fierce. AAA reports on what three aged care providers are doing to ensure they recruit the best people for the job.
Long-term residential care demand strong: report
The trend towards more aged care delivered in the home will only marginally dampen long-term demand for residential services as care needs increase and the number of informal carers falls, according to a new industry report.
This week’s news you might have missed
Friday’s news wrap: Opal acquires Aquarius Aged Care; ACH to trial benefits of staff exercise program; innovators in ageing announced; govt grants scheme targets young dementia researchers; consumers invited to rank their aged care priorities.
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