A hearing of the Royal Commission in Broome has heard about the lack of respite services in remote Western Australia.
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Jul 16 – Jul 18 all-day
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Aug 26 – Aug 28 all-day
COTA + ACSA | Quality in Aged Care Conference
Aug 26 – Aug 29 all-day
ATSA Independent Living Expo (part of i-CREATe)
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Health Metrics World Conference 2019
Aug 29 – Aug 30 all-day
8th International Conference on Ageing and Spirituality
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Latest News
$600m in unspent funds undermining provider sustainability
The amount of unspent home care funds being held in provider bank accounts has hit almost $600 milllion.
Financial performance of the sector deteriorating
The current aged care funding model is under significant strain, with more than 45 per cent of residential aged care facilities operating at a loss, according to StewartBrown’s quarterly benchmarking report.
New My Aged Care test website launched
The Department of Health has launched a test website for consumers to trial its redeveloped My Aged Care website.
Beyond director’s duties
The ability of individual directors to conceptualise and a board to agree on how their organisation will be configured enables fundamental governance principles and practices to be enacted, writes Aaron Goldsworthy.
Australian-first survey shows sector in crisis
Residential aged care staff are still struggling to manage clients with dementia, despite increased research available on the subject, due to a simple lack of time and resources.
Technology offers rehab hope for neuromuscular disease
A new Australian invention designed to help people with neuromuscular diseases is set to undergo clinical tests.
App update makes medication management easier for carers
NPS Medicine Wise has updated its medication tracking app so it can be used by carers and healthcare workers who are looking after more than one person.
Aged care quality advisor recognised in Queen’s Birthday honours
Aged care expert Associate Professor Michael Murray has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Dementia research service matches volunteers with trials
Australian dementia researchers have taken the lead from online dating services in an innovative approach to linking people with dementia with the experts who are studying it.
Smart beds to provide resident updates to care workers
Smart beds could revolutionise care in Australian aged care homes, and may eventually form part of a web of monitoring devices that will provide constant updates on residents and send alerts the second they need help.
Moving from aged care to health care
Traditional residential aged care and home care business models will not survive mid-long term in the new customer-driven, competitive marketplace of aged care and health care, writes Michael Goldsworthy.
