The team behind an aged care experience platform has picked up first prize at an industry event this week for the proposed redevelopment of its business model to expand services and value to the sector.
Conferences & Events
Presented by Australian Ageing Agenda advertisers
Silver Rainbow: LGBTI Aged Care Awareness In-Person Training
Jul 30 2019 – Jun 1 2020 all-day
ITAC 2020 – Transforming Independence through Innovative Technology
Mar 3 – Mar 4 all-day
Latest News
Initiative targets retirement village, community-dwelling seniors
A new program is aiming to get more than 15,000 inactive older Australians across the country physically and socially active through group exercises classes delivered face-to-face and over telehealth.
Noticeboard: ECH building an intergenerational facility
Also in this wrap: IRT Cullburra Beach gets the green light; Australian Unity completes stage one of vertical retirement precinct; and Warmun Community Aged Care receives $500,000 for upgrades.
AMA position paper calls for innovation in aged care
An AMA position statement says innovation and enhanced technology must be included in all current and future aged care planning.
New temporary housing option for young people in aged care
The government says Medium Term Accommodation will now be available under the NDIS as it moves to keep young people out of aged care.
Broken funding model ’cause of workforce problems’
A submission to the Aged Care Royal Commission has laid out concerns about individualised funding in home care, saying it has eroded working conditions and reduced the quality of care.
Seniors crave digital connection, study finds
Seniors are enthusiastic to embrace technology but continue to be excluded from the digital wave, a report has found.
RC proposes medical response teams to improve health care
The aged care system needs a national network of government-funded multi-disciplinary hospital outreach services to support aged care recipients in their care facility or home, this week’s inquiry hears.
Help redesign aged care services
The royal commission is seeking feedback from aged care stakeholders on the future design of the aged care system and a proposed new model.
Rating tool aims to improve nutrition in aged care
A new initiative strives to help aged care providers identify food service areas they are excelling at and those requiring improvement.
Guide provides tips on caring for members of Stolen Generations
New resources aim to help aged care and health professionals better support Stolen Generations survivors when they are accessing care services.
Peaks unite in bid to avoid ‘aged care emergency’
Seven organisations representing aged care providers have come together to call on the Federal Government to address the sector’s urgent funding and accessibility issues in the December mini-budget.
