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KPMG and PCS join forces
A collaboration between KPMG Australia’s Community Care platform and technology provider Person Centred Software aims to provide operators a unified end-to-end digital solution across aged care and...
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Ageing Australians welcome tech at home
Researchers have found that if older Australians are permitted to stay at home and age, they would be willing to allow government-funded technology into their abode. These are among early findings of...
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MP lends a Helping Hand
Mawson Lakes care home had an unusual morning when MP Tony Zappia dropped in to join them for high tea. Mr Zappia visited the Adelaide home, its staff and residents to present them with new flags...
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MiCare win 2 awards
Victorian aged care provider MiCare has been honoured twice at the Victorian Multicultural Commission Excellence Awards in Melbourne. Jacqueline Aungminn from the cultural advisor migrant services...
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New aged care beds for Tenterfield Care
Tenterfield Care’s Haddington Aged Care Community celebrated the opening of 28 new aged care beds that aim to improve Apollo Care’s Haddington and Millrace aged care communities. Apollo Care chief...
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Greiner joins National Seniors Australia
Seniors advocacy peak body National Seniors Australia has welcomed Kathryn Greiner to its board of directors. Ms Greiner brings to the role a wealth of experience having held leadership positions in...
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Residents and recipes
Christmas celebrations came early for Melbourne aged care residents with the release of a Christmas Cookbook containing their own recipes. Baking Traditions – Recipes and Recollections from Lifeview...
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Funding needed for home care tech
According to a group of industry, university and government partners, the government must increase funding for technology in home care packages to relieve pressure on aged care facilities and...
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New Act preserves dietitians, says peak
Dietitians Australia is celebrating the new Aged Care Act’s strengthened quality standards, which aim to improve the nutrition standards of older Australians. Dietitians Australia vice president Dr...
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Home mods cap will force people to resi care
The proposed $15,000 lifetime cap on home modifications under the new Support at Home program will force older people into residential care prematurely, create financial stress and increase...
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Movers & Shakers
Maggie Beer Foundation appoints GG patron The Maggie Beer Foundation has announced Governor General Sam Mostyn as the aged care charity’s inaugural patron. Ms Mostyn, an Australian businesswoman and...
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World Watch
Learning lessons from Oz A funding crisis looms for New Zealand’s aged care sector, reports The Conversation. Inadequate funding has caused providers to scale down the number of beds in their...
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MYEFO changes add to providers’ pressures: peak
Provider peak body Aged & Community Care Providers Association has called aged care announcements in this week’s mini budget unhelpful and lacking consultation. In the government’s recently...
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Gender underexamined in dementia care policy
Dementia disproportionately affects women but this fact was ignored in the aged care royal commission’s final report, according to an analysis from Australian health law researchers published in the...
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Why Australia needs harmonised financial powers of attorney laws
Most adult Australians know that they can appoint someone to make financial decisions on their behalf should this ever be required. But beyond this, as recent Australian Human Rights Commission...
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Former COTA Australia chief Ian Yates has completed his appointment as the nation’s first Inspector-General of Aged Care. Mr Yates stepped into the role of Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care in...
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New year, new era for aged care
The new year came with good news for aged care workers and providers alike with the arrival of improved pay, conditions and opportunities through the government’s latest investment into the sector....
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Call to better recognise spiritual care in sector
Charity and peak body Meaningful Ageing Australia has published a discussion paper exploring the funding challenges in spiritual care within the aged care sector. It suggests Australia advocate for...
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$4.5 million in funding for Amana Living
Residents at Edward Collick Home in Kalgoorlie will now benefit from quality upgrades at the space, and an enhanced living environment thanks to almost $4.5 million in funding from the government. To...
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Biloela seniors bridging generational gap
Community service provider Lutheran Services has created a weekly intergenerational program in a bid to combat loneliness in older Australians. The Moving Moments program has 32 seniors from Biloela,...
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