Program to drive innovation in aged care
The Federal Government will contribute $400,000 to the innovAGEING program, which is aimed at driving innovation to meet growing aged care demands.
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Funding boost to grow sector workforce
The $33 million Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program has been designed to increase the amount of jobs available to meet the growing disability and aged care sector.
Read more >Dementia friendly grants available
Dementia Australia is awarding grants to community or not-for-profit organisations to implement dementia friendly initiatives, such as an accessible garden.
Read more >Reducing preventable deaths in aged care
A university research team has released a series of recommendations to help reduce preventable deaths in residential aged care.
Read more >Rural and remote funding announced
The Federal Government has announced an additional $3 million annual increase to rural and remote aged care services.
Read more >Season’s Greetings from Telstra Health – ADCC
Telstra Health – Aged, Disability & Community Care (ADCC) will be taking a break over the holiday period, with our offices closing from Monday 25 December 2017 and reopening on Monday 8 January 2018.
Read more >Providers to benefit from Diversity Framework
The Aged Care Diversity Framework has been launched to assist aged care providers to deliver services that are inclusive, respectful and personalised to all individuals.
Read more >Quality of care questionnaire now available
A one-page questionnaire has been developed to measure residents’ opinions of the quality of care provided by their aged care facility.
Read more >Online LGBTI dementia course now available
An online short-course on supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) people with dementia is being rolled out further due to high demand.
Read more >Resident Manager simplifies Medicare claiming for Lynden Aged Care
Telstra Health – Aged, Disability & Community Care (ADCC) designed our new Resident Manager software to help residential aged care providers manage resident administration and Medicare claiming. We spoke with Ann Turnbull, CEO of Lynden Aged Care, to find out how Resident Manager is benefiting their organisation.
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