Australian aged care providers are moving into China, encouraged by the size and demographics of the ageing population and the growing middle class able to pay for aged care for their parents and their future selves.
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Exercise physiologists winners of new therapy program
Allied health peak bodies have welcomed the expanded pain management program for residential aged care proposed in the recent review of the sector’s funding tool.
Aged care innovators honoured
Onsite gyms for residents and facility staff at 13 facilities, a program to reduce hospitalisations through improved sub-acute care, and the establishment of a multi-disciplinary wounds resource team, are behind the winners of the 2016 HESTA Aged Care Awards.
Experts call on providers to highlight ACFI barriers to wellness programs
Aged care providers need to “make noise” about the “perverse incentives” within the Aged Care Funding Instrument that prevent more residents from availing of a reablement approach in residential care, a leading expert has said.
Noticeboard: Latest expansions, openings in aged care
In this story: ‘First village for arts patrons’ opens; $14 million redevelopment for Benetas Corowa Court; and SCC redevelops wellness centre.
Making ‘healthy normal’ in aged care requires mindset change
Southern Cross Care has seen a 54 per cent reduction in fractures as it rolls out reablement, reports Jackie Keast in the final installment of AAA’s series showcasing how leading providers have embedded wellness approaches.
