Newsletter: 16 February 2023

Creating an effective feedback culture in the workplace is essential for any successful business. Feedback provides employees with the opportunity to learn from their mistakes, grow professionally, and become better contributors to the team.

Young people are knowledgeable, skilled and creative, they work hard and want their employers to value their skill sets. But they also need time to develop and grow into experienced leaders.

New technologies are rapidly finding their way into aged care settings, but with so many products still under development or in a research phase, is technology actually ready to have an instant impact?

Psychotropic medications are commonly used in residential aged care to treat a variety of symptoms and conditions, but they can be relied on too much and have not always been used appropriately.

The leadership baton at Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) has been passed on following the resignation of Chair Libby Lyons and the appointment of former Deputy Chair, Graeme Prior as her replacement.