A study is investigating how employment conditions impact on the health of older aged care workers.
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Regulation in aged care ‘should leave room for innovation’
As our study into the role and effects of regulation in aged and dementia care enters its final stages, some interesting findings are emerging, write Ashley Carr and Professor Simon Biggs.
Disadvantaged clients struggle the most in transition to CDC, study finds
Older people with complex needs, low literacy and few social networks and financial resources are more likely to experience difficulty in adjusting to CDC, according to a new report.
Rethinking recruitment
When it comes to recruiting new workers, thinking outside the square may provide solutions to meeting workforce demand. Two aged care providers tell AAA about their novel initiatives to attract people to the sector.
Aged care needs ‘coordinated approach’ to workforce
It is time for the Federal Government and the aged care industry to join forces to make real change to the aged care workforce, writes Sandra Hills.
‘Daring to make a difference’
PROFILE: For almost a decade, facility manager Paul Brophy has been staging musical events that bring together 20 aged care facilities across Melbourne.
Aged care’s best honoured
Programs that empower a predominantly female workforce, provide care for those with a mental illness, and facilitate church services for residents with dementia are among recent winners of two national awards programs.
Providers seek to combat social isolation among clients
Isolation has major mental health and physical impacts on older people, yet limited funding and a prioritising of the physical needs of community care clients act as significant barriers to addressing the social wellbeing of individuals.
Australia succeeds in bid for longevity centre
The International Longevity Centre Global Alliance, a multinational consortium sharing research, policy and knowledge related to population ageing, has announced overnight that a bid for an Australian centre has been successful.
Recognising innovation and dedication
A community nutritional care service that provides a qualified personal care attendant or community cook to prepare meals in older people’s homes is among the services and individuals nominated in this year’s HESTA Aged Care Awards.
Respite funding under threat: BSL
Welfare group the Brotherhood of St Laurence has raised concerns about the fate of respite services for people with high care needs under the government’s proposed new Commonwealth Home Support Program.
The cost of inaction
The government could save itself millions of dollars if it implements a new nationwide dental scheme as promised, a recently released report states.
All together now
Residents from 17 aged care facilities in Melbourne will get together for a fun afternoon of music and dance tomorrow.
NFPs urge Govt to include older Australians
The Australian Social Inclusion agenda must include policies to assist elderly people participate in community life, say not-for-profit organisations.
