03 April 2012
The Minister for Community Services and federal Member of Parliament for Franklin, (Tasmania) Julie Collins, spent a day in the life of an aged care worker today. Ms Collins, who is also the Minister Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, and Min... read full story
26 March 2012
Laughter really is the best medicine for people suffering from dementia and depression. nRSL Care Treetops at New Farm has adopted ground-breaking new humour therapy to help residents re-engage and improve their quality of life. Lifestyle manager Christin... read full story
26 March 2012
The sector has a reasonable chance of getting reform included in the upcoming 2012/13 Federal Budget but, given the political atmosphere at the moment, achieving significant reform will prove a much tougher task.\ These are the sentiments of one economist... read full story
20 March 2012
Aged care services in regional Queensland have been given a major boost, with funding coming from all three levels of government. The Commonwealth, State, and local government have contributed to expand and improve residential and community aged care serv... read full story
05 March 2012
The Minister for Mental Health, Ageing and Social Inclusion, Mark Butler, was in Tasmania last week visiting the Queen Victoria Home in Lindisfarne, one venue where the government’s Day Therapy Centre (DTC) program can be seen in action. Mr Butler and the... read full story
05 March 2012
Aged care staff around the country with management or up-skilling aspirations will now have greater access to tertiary education that is specific to their needs, following the recent launch of the University of Queensland’s (UQ) new online aged care manag... read full story
05 March 2012
Aged care staff around the country with management or up-skilling aspirations will now have greater access to tertiary education that is specific to their needs, following the recent launch of the University of Queensland’s (UQ) new online aged care manag... read full story
24 February 2012
Aged and Community Services SA & NT has launched a new short film aimed at encouraging young people to consider a career in the aged and community care sector. Entitled, Can’t do it without you – Careers in aged and community care, the short seven minute ... read full story
24 February 2012
Experiments to merge aged care with childcare are showing plenty of benefits for residents, and staff, reports Megan Stoyles. Australian aged care services are moving to closer relations with childcare centres, aiming to not only foster intergenerational ... read full story
15 February 2012
Few industries place a premium on their older staff members quite like the aged care industry. Experience, higher job satisfaction and an ability to relate with patients makes older workers invaluable to the aged care industry, according to research publi... read full story