A report into gaps in the aged care system for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has explored ways to better embed cultural safety in mainstream care, and expand specialist targeted services.
Read more >The Aged Care Guild has announced that eight of Australia’s largest aged care providers will publish quarterly Consumer Experience Report (CER) evaluations of their facilities.
Read more >Aged and community care providers are being asked to complete a survey to help the Department of Health understand the barriers to accessing palliative care for under-served population groups.
Read more >The Federal Government has handed down their 2018-19 Budget, which includes $5 billion towards ageing and aged care over a five year period.
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 >By utilising Home Care Manager and Mobile Care Worker software, West Australian community care provider South West Community Care reduced travel reimbursements by around $5000 per month.
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 >A study has revealed that regular antipsychotic use in residential aged care has decreased, however medications to treat agitation and sleeping problems have increased.
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