An AMA position statement says innovation and enhanced technology must be included in all current and future aged care planning.
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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.
Technology drives community transport to new heights
New technology is improving community transport by enabling providers to offer on-demand services and track vehicles.
GPs must prescribe more than medication
Social prescribing can reduce loneliness and support people who would benefit from increased activity within their communities.
Report paints scathing picture of NDIS workforce failures
A report has painted a grim picture of the life of a disability care worker under the NDIS and questions whether the scheme will be able to achieve the historic social reform it promises.
Home care providers outnumber residential providers for first time
The number of home care providers in Australia has outstripped the number of residential care providers for the first time.
Older people reluctant to seek mental health support
Older people with chronic disease may be suffering in silence when it comes to mental health.
NDIS ‘like a half-built plane’
The NDIS minister has compared the disability insurance scheme to a half-built plane taking off before it is finished.
Study shows no link between statins, cognitive decline
A study of more than 1,000 older Australians indicates that the use of statins isn’t associated with memory decline or loss of cognitive function.
Pricing your way to a financially successful home care future
Whilst it is healthy that more providers are giving consumers a greater diversity of choice over services, rapid growth also brings challenges.
New disability accommodation guidelines set to come into force
New standards for special disability accommodation will become mandatory by 2021.
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.
