A change in attitude towards older people is needed to improve care quality, not just additional resources, the aged care minister tells an industry conference.
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ACSA offers members automated procurement technology
Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) has launched a new automated procurement portal which allows members to connect with a national network of suppliers.
New lab launched to co-design aged care technology
Two aged care peak bodies and a research centre have joined forces to trial innovations and develop technology with older people.
RedUSe program could minimise restraint, say stakeholders
Renewed calls for the federal government to roll out an intervention proven to reduce the use of antipsychotics in aged care facilities are going unanswered.
Provider developing smart monitoring system
A large aged care provider is using heat mapping technology to help staff respond more quickly and a voice activated support system to help calm residents and provide information, an industry conference heard.
Additional $320m not enough to improve sector’s bottom line
The financial performance of residential aged care facilities has declined further despite this year’s one-off funding boost, a new industry report shows.
Inquiry hears from unions, provider peak about worker issues
Aged care workers raise concerns daily about physical violence, low pay, staff shortages and challenges securing permanent work, the royal commission hears.
Report calls for end to chemical restraint of residents
A new report on the use of chemical restraint in residential aged care facilities is calling on the government to ban the practice and mandate training for staff on dementia and alternative methods.
Aged care staff report understaffing as top issue
Four out of 10 residential aged care workers are planning to leave the sector within five years because they are overworked, stressed and underpaid, a national worker survey shows.
Peak backs star-ratings for aged care staffing levels
Sector peak ACSA has backed a star-rating approach to evaluating staffing levels like the one at the centre of a new report that found more than half of Australian aged care residents are in facilities with too few staff.
ACSA honours aged care’s best
Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution, Feros Care, Dr Tim Henwood and Carolyn Wallace are among winners of national aged care awards announced this week.
Provider spent years finding the way back to its purpose
Listening to staff and redefining the organisation’s purpose helped an aged care provider move from a military-style culture to a supportive environment, the CEO tells a national conference.
Colbeck calls for sector to positively promote aged care work
Providers need to showcase that aged care has “strong” career paths and is a positive industry to work in to attract and retain staff, the sector’s minister tells an industry conference.
Royal commission ‘not a one way process’
Aged care providers should use the royal commission as a platform to advocate for what they need to deliver quality care and to learn how to best do it, a national aged care conference has heard.
