http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/ en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss editorial@australianageingagenda.com.au (The Editor) http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/17/article/Early-onset-dementia-centre-an-Australian-first/BAPHJWRKGH.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/17/article/Early-onset-dementia-centre-an-Australian-first/BAPHJWRKGH.html The NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability ceremoniously laid the first brick in Australia's first day respite centre just for people with younger onset dementia - which the Minister hopes will be the first of many. Thu, 17 May 2012 13:08:14 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/Just-what-the-PC-ordered/EEGSACONSY.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/Just-what-the-PC-ordered/EEGSACONSY.html Queensland's aged care 'icon' isn't waiting for the slow drip of aged care policy reform, choosing instead to unveil its own blueprint for a 'flexible, appropriate, sustainable and seamless' customer focused service model. Tue, 15 May 2012 18:09:48 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/The-heat-of-the-moment-inside-the-Quakers-Hill-fire/JFMSGXIQIO.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/The-heat-of-the-moment-inside-the-Quakers-Hill-fire/JFMSGXIQIO.html A particularly poignant presentation at the recent ACS NSW & ACT State Conference gave a nod to fire sprinklers, and a timely reminder that any fire in a nursing home is truly a firefighter's greatest challenge. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:37:22 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/If-you-cant-be-there-get-online/FQYQXRPQYQ.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/If-you-cant-be-there-get-online/FQYQXRPQYQ.html Two sessions from Palliative Care Australia's education forum next week will be webcast, free of charge, live from the Great Hall of Parliament House. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:29:30 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/NFPs-the-backbone-of-a-successful-economy/UGNENIRTNE.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/15/article/NFPs-the-backbone-of-a-successful-economy/UGNENIRTNE.html If it was not for the not-for-profit community, successful for-profit businesses would not be so prosperous, according to futurist and media personality, Dr Keith Suter. Tue, 15 May 2012 12:13:26 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/14/article/Free-university-degrees-for-aged-care-workers/ERCUAKOJVP.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/14/article/Free-university-degrees-for-aged-care-workers/ERCUAKOJVP.html The University of Tasmania is offering 120 Associate Degrees in Dementia Care - with no fees - to aged care workers in Tasmania, NSW or the ACT, whose employers belong to an ACSA-affiliated peak body. First come, first served. Mon, 14 May 2012 17:37:30 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/The-purpose-of-purpose/RZBNUBHFBV.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/The-purpose-of-purpose/RZBNUBHFBV.html It's important that not-for-profits retain their independence from for-profit aged care providers, according to ACSA's new CEO, John Kelly, who spoke at the ACS NSW & ACT State Conference earlier today. Thu, 10 May 2012 16:27:05 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/Were-just-not-there-yet/OKIEUSHWVS.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/Were-just-not-there-yet/OKIEUSHWVS.html Up until now, the Opposition has refused to either openly support or reject the government's proposed package of aged care reforms. NACA hopes that tonight will be the night when the sector finds out exactly where it stands. Thu, 10 May 2012 15:11:26 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/New-event-record-set/QXYJQQAFHA.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/New-event-record-set/QXYJQQAFHA.html The Alzheimer's Australia NSW's 2012 Memory Walk & Jog has set a new event record, attracting around 1,400 people who all walked, jogged or ran to raise funds for people living with dementia. Thu, 10 May 2012 14:09:26 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/OPINION-Pulling-the-right-levers-for-reform/DGOGJDFTAL.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/10/article/OPINION-Pulling-the-right-levers-for-reform/DGOGJDFTAL.html CEO of Amana Living and deputy president of ACSA, Ray Glickman, tells AAA why he is worried that the government may not have achieved the right mix in its recently announced, 'Living Longer Living Better' aged care reform package. Thu, 10 May 2012 11:10:47 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/09/article/Older-workers-cracking-the-job-market/QGUGSFKZFC.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/09/article/Older-workers-cracking-the-job-market/QGUGSFKZFC.html People aged 63 and over are the fastest growing group in the workforce, according to a new survey, numbering about half a million. Yesterday, the federal government announced another program to help older workers get their foot back in the door. Wed, 09 May 2012 16:13:14 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/No-answers-from-DoHA-on-industry-viability/OBQZLBPEUA.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/No-answers-from-DoHA-on-industry-viability/OBQZLBPEUA.html Victorian aged care providers had an early chance to quiz a senior public servant on the aged care reform package. But on the question of how the reforms will help providers stay in the black, he had little to tell them. Tue, 08 May 2012 15:29:43 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Speak-up-and-submit/KGLOYAJHAA.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Speak-up-and-submit/KGLOYAJHAA.html If you think that the legal entrenchment of age discrimination against older workers is a major problem in Australia, then speak up. The Australian Law Reform Commission is conducting an inquiry into this matter and needs your submission now. Tue, 08 May 2012 15:46:21 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Lateral-thinking-in-clinical-training-in-WA/FNMIYCPHXI.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Lateral-thinking-in-clinical-training-in-WA/FNMIYCPHXI.html An old unoccupied nursing home building is reborn as a clinical education centre for medical, nursing and podiatry students from UWA as well as for staff of the aged care provider. Tue, 08 May 2012 15:03:01 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/All-eyes-on-the-ABC7-30PM/ZXJCLMYYSE.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/All-eyes-on-the-ABC7-30PM/ZXJCLMYYSE.html Tonight's federal budget announcement is a must-watch event. According to NACA, Treasurer Swan's budget speech will give the government the green light to get moving on implementing aged care reforms. Tue, 08 May 2012 13:43:21 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/More-money-more-measures/JUFBATVVWQ.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/More-money-more-measures/JUFBATVVWQ.html The Commonwealth has recently announced it will fund a 'blitz' on public dental waiting lists and introduce the long-awaited NDIS as part of the 2012/13 Federal Budget. Tue, 08 May 2012 13:21:13 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Teaching-and-research-boost-for-palliative-care/EZXMMTSGAQ.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/08/article/Teaching-and-research-boost-for-palliative-care/EZXMMTSGAQ.html The aged care provider that brought Australia its first Professor of Positive Ageing has added another academic feather to its cap with the appointment of a new Professor - this time in palliative care. Tue, 08 May 2012 13:18:09 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/LASAs-leader-announced/XDDSWAUSFC.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/LASAs-leader-announced/XDDSWAUSFC.html The CEO of Australia's new 'inclusive' aged care peak provider association has been announced and it is a familiar name and face in aged care. Thu, 03 May 2012 21:59:06 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/Charity-lawyer-to-navigate-NFP-reform/SNCSWKSTPR.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/Charity-lawyer-to-navigate-NFP-reform/SNCSWKSTPR.html The ACS NSW & ACT State Conference is next week, and asks delegates to 'Maintain the Rage'. Charity lawyer Claire Jones will be there to chart a course through the legislative process for Treasury's NFP sector reforms. Thu, 03 May 2012 16:36:32 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/Extension-for-dementia-Parliamentary-inquiry/VVMISTALSC.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/Extension-for-dementia-Parliamentary-inquiry/VVMISTALSC.html The initial deadline for the parliamentary inquiry, Dementia: Early Diagnosis and Intervention, may have just passed but the HOR Standing Committee on Health and Ageing say it will still accept your submissions. Thu, 03 May 2012 16:35:53 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/What-aged-care-reforms/AUHMSVNUFU.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/What-aged-care-reforms/AUHMSVNUFU.html The majority of Australians are unaware that the federal government recently announced an aged care reform package, according to recent poll results. Thu, 03 May 2012 15:05:13 +1000 http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/Wound-care-guides-up-for-nursing-prize/LCOZACVMMM.html http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2012/05/03/article/Wound-care-guides-up-for-nursing-prize/LCOZACVMMM.html A range of guidebooks produced by the Vicotrian Government to help spread best-practice wound care knowledge have put the nurse in charge of the project in the running for the HESTA Innovation in Nursing Award. The guides are freely available online. Thu, 03 May 2012 13:37:06 +1000