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Initiative targets retirement village, community-dwelling seniors
A new program is aiming to get more than 15,000 inactive older Australians across the country physically and socially active through group exercises classes delivered face-to-face and over telehealth....
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International standards linked to improving ageing
Global standards can benefit ageing societies and the wellbeing of older citizens, an upcoming conference on ageing will hear. Global Community Resourcing director of projects and research Anne...
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‘Neglect’– Royal Commission slams home care system
Home care has been identified as one of three areas requiring immediate action in the interim report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety which described the aged care system as “a...
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Poor access to aged care in regional areas doesn’t add up
There should be more aged care services in regional, rural and remote Australia purely because there is a greater proportion of older people in these areas, the royal commission has heard this week....
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Regional providers reject return to block funding
Regional community care providers have rejected a return to block funding, saying the benefits of consumer directed care are too important to give up. During a hearing of the royal commission in Mudgee...
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Tasmania’s aged care workforce under pressure
Older Tasmanians are more likely to be impacted by failing aged care services than mainland seniors because the state has the highest proportion of seniors coupled with a small number of services, the...
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Pricing your way to a financially successful home care future
The expansion of Australia’s ageing population has led to the perception that the aged care sector is a growth bonanza. Consequently, the number of organisations seeking approved provider status has...
View ArticleResidents have more antipsychotics, GP visits but fewer hospitalisations
People in residential aged care are much more likely to have antipsychotic medications than those receiving aged care and support services in the home, a new report from the Australian Institute for...
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System too confusing for more than half of home care recipients
More than half of older people who have received a home care package are struggling to work out what to do with it because the system is “bewildering and broken”, according to a consumer think-tank....
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Study unpacks experiences of home care packages
Home care recipients have told researchers they sometimes have to fight to get their provider to deliver services they are due, describing it as “a battle” and “like pulling teeth”. Dr Sarah Russell...
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