Jun 25, 2024 | Community, HOME CARE, Knowledge Base
This article originally appeared on Aged Care Today Autumn 2024 (stock photo only) The world around us is rapidly changing and, in many ways, Parkinson’s disease is like ‘the canary in the coal mine’ – a warning sign of how these changes are affecting our...
Jun 21, 2024 | Community, HOME CARE, Knowledge Base
This article originally appeared on Aged Care Today Autumn 2024 (stock photo only) A dementia village is a customised living environment for individuals with dementia who require residential care. Foremost among them is De Hogeweyk, established by visionaries...
May 24, 2024 | AGED CARE, Aged Care System, HOME CARE
This article originally appeared on Aged Care Today Autumn 2024 (stock photo only) In December 2023, the Commonwealth Department of Health unveiled a draft of new legislation that marks a significant revamp of the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth) (referred to as the ‘Aged...
Apr 25, 2024 | Community, HOME CARE, Practical Solutions
This article originally appeared on Aged Care Today Summer 2024 (stock photo only) The mealtime experience in residential aged care facilities has, quite rightly, attracted a great deal of attention from health professionals, advocacy groups and policymakers in the...
Apr 17, 2024 | Community, HOME CARE, RETIREMENT LIVING
This article originally appeared on Aged Care Today Summer 2024 (stock photo only) A key element of the aged care reform agenda is a new Aged Care Act and a set of strengthened standards which are proposed to take effect from 1 July 2024, designed to place older...
Dec 28, 2023 | AGED CARE, Community, HOME CARE, RETIREMENT LIVING
The importance of supporting psychosocial healthand mental wellbeing in your workforce This article originally appeared on Aged Care Today Summer 2023 Aged care is an industry that comes with a heavy emotional load. Individuals who are drawn to working in this sector...
