Publishing staff-to-resident ratios in aged care is a positive first step for increasing transparency but it’s not enough for consumers to make informed decisions, according to a parliamentary inquiry report.
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Brightwater to pilot specialist dementia units
Brightwater Care has been selected to operate and test a prototype service for the government’s national program to support people with severe responsive behaviours associated with dementia.
Department says limited registration therapists can provide pain treatments
Allied health professionals certified with limited registration from their professional body are eligible to provide complex pain management services in residential aged care, the Department of Health has ruled.
Aged care workforce not keeping pace with increasing acuity of residents
Personal care workers are likely doing the work of enrolled nurses in Australia’s residential aged care homes, according to new research from Curtin University.
Commission to kick off hearings on 18 January
The aged care royal commission will get underway early next year with an opening hearing set for the third week of January.
If a war room is the answer, you’re asking the wrong question: opinion
Answering the royal commission’s questions about substandard care and complaints needs fresh critical analysis rather than a defensive response, writes Greg Adey.
Offline residential places under review
The Department of Health is calling on aged care providers and peak bodies to complete a survey about unused residential aged care places.
Department backflips on ACFI pain ruling
The health department has withdrawn its recent advice concerning allied health professionals with limited registration and pain management services in aged care while it consults with the sector.
Positive culture key to engaging staff
Person-centred organisations and positive culture within the workplace are among the ways to retain and attract the aged care workforce, a technology in aged care has heard.
Senate calls for greater transparency and accountability into provider tax practices
The aged care sector will benefit from a strengthened framework to deliver greater transparency and accountability of the financial and tax practices of for-profit providers, a senate inquiry has found.
Innovative technology in aged care recognised
Organisations and individuals in the aged care sector have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in developing and implementing technology systems at a gala dinner in Adelaide this week.
Aged care stakeholders advised to present a united voice to inquiry
Aged care providers should work with other sector stakeholders to present a consistent message to the royal commission like it did in the lead up to the 2012 reforms, a key industry conference has heard.
New resources to help prevent elder abuse
A new training program to educate aged care staff on how to support residents experiencing elder abuse and an abuse prevention framework have been launched.
Engagement with the aged care workforce strategy is severely lacking: opinion
Acorn Network founder Samantha Bowen is calling on all aged care leaders to read the workforce strategy report and take action today.
