The new mandatory wellness report for Commonwealth Home Support Program providers will not be “burdensome” for organisations and will establish an industry baseline to measure sector progress, the Department of Health has said
Conferences & Events
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Akolade’s Aged Care Series 2018
Jun 26 – Jun 28 all-day
Dementia and Aged Care: 2018 to 2050
Jun 26 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
COTA Aged Care Reform after the 2018 Federal Budget conference
Jul 25 – Jul 26 all-day
Health Metrics World Conference 2018
Jul 26 – Jul 27 all-day
Meaningful Ageing Seminars
Jul 31 all-day
Policy, Regulation & Community Engagement in Retirement Living conference
Aug 29 – Aug 30 all-day
ACSA National Summit 2018
Sep 3 – Sep 5 all-day
LASA National Congress 2018
Oct 28 – Oct 30 all-day
"Advancing Not Retiring: Active Players, A Fair Future" 2018 AAG Conference
Nov 21 – Nov 23 all-day
Latest News
Unspent funds in home care under further scrutiny
Amid increasing attention on unspent funds in home care packages, the latest StewartBrown industry benchmarking data shows average amounts continue to increase.
Tackling the growing scourge of social isolation
The Commonwealth-funded Community Visitors Scheme should be enhanced to fund regular home visits by a trained nurse, writes Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward.
Provider sees enhanced quality of life for residents under dementia care model
A dementia care approach pioneered in the UK has led to a reduction in falls, psychotropic medication use and expressive behaviours at Salvation Army Aged Care Plus facilities in the ACT and Queensland.
National advance care directive study open
Aged care organisations are being encouraged to take part in research looking at advance care planning documentation within residential aged care facilities, hospitals and general practices.
Trend of loss-making facilities continues
The results for the nine months ending 31 March 2018 indicate the financial performance of residential aged care facilities is continuing to deteriorate, StewartBrown’s new quarterly benchmarking report shows.
Lessons from overseas: taking customer service to a new level
An exceptional customer service experience for all who walk through the door including entrances that are welcome, homely and approachable is the key initiative aged care CEO Daniel Findley is implementing in his facilities following a recent visit to the UK.
National elder abuse peak established
The new peak body to support the national coordination and advocacy of issues relating to the prevention of elder abuse has been formally launched to coincide with today’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Strategies proposed to improve aged care for Indigenous Australians
A new report is calling for an expansion of specialist targeted services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and more work to embed cultural safety in mainstream aged care services.
Noticeboard: Changes at Community Care Review
The Intermedia Group has announced Community Care Review editor Linda Belardi is moving on after more than five years with the organisation.
Providers told to put a greater focus on workforce planning
Residential aged care providers are not putting enough attention on strategic workforce management initiatives despite staff being the most expensive area of the business, an industry conference heard.
Call for support to build more community-style villages for older people in need
An evaluation of a retirement living and aged care provider’s housing and care services for older people in need has found that every dollar invested creates more than seven times that in social value.
