Providers demonstrate benefits of CDC in HACC trial
An innovative trial in Western Australia has been piloting the concepts of client choice and control in the Home and Community Care...
Victoria to introduce licensing of disability workers, Premier announces
The Victorian Government will introduce an independent registration and accreditation scheme for disability workers, becoming the first...
Government to consult aged care providers over proposals for future reforms: Wyatt
The Federal Government will invite 100 aged care providers to a special forum to share their views on the proposals for future reform of...
CDC Home Care Changes on 27th February 2017
From 27 February 2017 a home care package will be allocated to a consumer, allowing the consumer to direct funding for their home care...
What’s changing in Home Care?
Did you know there’s a change coming to Government funded Home Care? The Government is changing how aged care is delivered in Australia,...
Regulation in aged care ‘should leave room for innovation’
As our study into the role and effects of regulation in aged and dementia care enters its final stages, some interesting findings are...
DHS Aged Care Payment Statement Webinar
This is a great summary of how the Residential and CDC Home Care Payment Statements and payments work. Of particular interest was the...
ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS WEEK: how we can all help fight antibiotic resistance
I read a study from the UK that was completed over a decade ago that counties that had local doctors who prescribed less antibiotics had...
Consumer choice, equity and outcomes focus should underpin new funding model: providers
Australia’s not-for-profit aged care peak bodies have outlined nine principles that should underpin the new financial model being...
How glass toasters could help keep older people out of nursing homes for longer
How often do you burn the toast? I don't mean overcook it a bit, I mean put the toast in so long smoke starts coming out of the slots....