News
Procurement program reduces costs not care
With aged care providers struggling to operate under the current government funding arrangements, finding ways to reduce costs without reducing client care has become a priority. [More...]
Aged care needs new funding to meet carbon emissions target
Aged and health care providers will need to receive additional government funding if they are to meet carbon cap cost increases announced by the Rudd Government on 15 December, says Catholic Health Australia. [More...]
Revamp of state-federal roles in aged care services on hold
A revamp to eliminate gaps and duplication between state and federal governments in aged care, disability and mental health services will be delayed for months after COAG put it in the too-hard basket. [More...]
Top leaders appointed to standards & accreditation agency
Two former senior politicians and some of Australia’s best recognised aged care leaders have been appointed to the board of the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency. [More...]
Long stay in hospital predicts move to residential care
More older people are newly admitted to permanent residential aged care from hospitals than from the community, according to a report recently released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [More...]
Features
Exploring issues and best practice models in aged care
Toronto journalist Judy Steed spent a year visiting dozens of nursing homes and interviewed hundreds of health-care workers, policy-makers and seniors to document the most pressing implications of Canada's ageing society. [More...]
Profit not improvement the motive for many in care sector
In the past couple of years, corporate players have been attracted to aged care and child care like bees to a honey pot. But what happens when private equity groups treat these businesses merely as trading opportunities? [More...]
First for Australia: new dementia care farm
Australia’s first Dementia Care Farm, which is patterned on a Dutch model where people with dementia help with farming activities such as caring for animals and gardening was officially opened on 7 December. [More...]
What’s On
- Juggling Priorities in Aged Care, 18th Annual Tri-State Conference and Trade Exhibition
1-3 March 2009, Albury Convention Centre [More...]
- Hammond Care’s 5th National Conference on Depression in the Elderly
14-15 May 2009, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney [More...]
- 12th Case Management Society of Australia National Conference and Trade Exhibition
18-19 June 2009 [More...]
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