Flu vaccines mandatory in aged care
The Federal Government has mandated flu vaccines for aged care workers, with all facilities required to offer vaccinations to staff.
Read more >The Federal Government has mandated flu vaccines for aged care workers, with all facilities required to offer vaccinations to staff.
Read more >The Federal Government has announced the establishment of the national Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, which will oversee aged care regulation, compliance and complaints handling.
Read more >The Department of Health has announced that Commonwealth Home Support Program providers will be required to submit an annual report on their wellness approach.
Read more >A study has revealed that only 40 per cent of early career GP’s visit residential aged care facilities, sighting lower remuneration and lack of education as the main barriers to entry.
Read more >Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has called on the government to provide an urgent funding injection to the residential aged care sector.
Read more >The Federal Court of Australia has declared that residential aged care providers cannot charge additional service fees that are known as ‘asset replacement charges’ or ‘capital refurbishment fees’.
Read more >Telstra Health – Aged, Disability & Community Care (ADCC) staff will be taking a break over the Easter period, with our offices closing from Friday 30th March 2018 and reopening on Tuesday 3rd April 2018.
Read more >A study has revealed that regular antipsychotic use in residential aged care has decreased, however medications to treat agitation and sleeping problems have increased.
Read more >The Aged Care Financing Authority (ACFA) has begun a review into respite services in the community care and residential aged care sectors.
Read more >The new Industry Reference Committee (IRC) has been launched to address the aged care workforce issues identified by the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce.
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