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Aged Care Collaborative launches to address critical workforce challenges
Workforce innovations are about to be fast-tracked into existence following the launch of the Aged Care Collaborative which will fund and support evidence-based projects that address critical workforce challenges in the sector. The $3 million Aged Care Collaborative is the latest exciting Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) development. It will offer three […]
Aged care has failed older First Nations people; a new report has the solutions
Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly has outlined a potential-filled path forward for how the aged care system supports older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Home care bucks the trend as aged care wait times increase
Aged care assessment wait times have more than doubled for some older Australians in the last eight years with recently released government data revealing mixed fortunes for people wanting to access home care services compared to entering residential care.
Calvary turns retirement village into affordable rentals
A vacant retirement village operated by Calvary Health Care in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will be hitting the market next week, but not for sale, with the care provider turning the units into a seniors’ rental site.
Aged and disability care takes charge as Australia’s fastest-growing small business sector
Aged care is at the forefront of Australia’s business expansion as new data from BizCover’s Small Business Growth Report reveals Aged & Disability Care is the top-growing small-business sector.
Poor leadership central to deadly aged care COVID-19 outbreak
An inquest into the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the death of 19 aged care residents in Western Sydney has reached its official conclusion with the Coroner’s Court of New South Wales finding that at least three deaths were preventable under another model of care.
Provider insight: The key amendments made to the new Aged Care Act
The Department of Health and Aged Care has shared a summary of amendments to the new Aged Care Act, highlighting the main changes from its progression through parliament in late 2024.
Building identity: Embracing Men’s Sheds to promote purpose
The first Men’s Sheds appeared at Whiddon Aged Care over a decade ago. Whiddon CEO Chris Mamarelis told Hello Leaders their Men’s Sheds play a critical role in giving older men purpose.
Aged Care Minister Anika Wells promoted to cabinet in Labor reshuffle
Aged Care Minister Anika Wells is one of the major beneficiaries of former Labor leader Bill Shorten’s retirement, as the minister was elevated to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s cabinet.
ARIIA announces trio of webinars highlighting innovative practices
Aged care leaders, innovators and change-makers can look forward to a fast start in information sharing with ARIIA hosting its first webinar of 2025 on January 22.
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