Wellness and reablement: three providers share their experiences
All community care providers are now required to adopt a wellness and reablement approach, while the government’s expansion of...
Budget: Full AAA coverage
Welcome to Australian Ageing Agenda’s extensive coverage of the 2016-17 Federal Budget, handed down by Treasurer Scott Morrison last...
Budget: Boost for My Aged Care
Aged care’s one-stop shop for consumers has received a boost in funding to help meet the significant and ongoing increase in demand, the...
Home and Community Care (HACC) in transition in Victoria
Background Management of the Home and Community Care program will be split from 1 July 2016. Services for older Victorians (people aged...
Budget 2016: The budget in five minutes
ECONOMY Deficit of $37.1 billion in 2016-17. Unemployment rate falls to 5.5 per cent this year, and for each year until 2019-20. GDP...
Robot librarian helps elderly connect
Whittlesea’s elderly residents can now visit the library without leaving home. The library recently received more than $5000 from...