Oakden recommendations - classify dementia as a health service
The Oakden inquiry has recommended Dementia and Mental Health be treated as a Medical Service rather than an Aged Care Service. It is...
Aged Care Workforce Strategy Review Consultation
The Department of health has opened consultation on Aged Care Workforce Strategy Review. The consultation is only open for 5 weeks and...
CDC Home Care Package Research Released by Department of health
The Department of Health has released the independent report they commissioned AMR to complete. There are numerous highlighted statistics...
Property Council of Australia and LASA to merge their Retirement Village Accreditation Schemes
Two of Australia's large Retirement Village Industry Bodies to merge their Accreditation Schemes. Read more at...
30 percent of elderly get infections from a hospital stay
It is very unhealthy to be admitted into a hospital with the statistic that 30 percent of elderly patients who are hospitalised to US...
Draft Single Aged Care Quality Standards released by Department of Health
The Draft Single Aged Care Quality Framework have been release that are planned to replace: Accreditation Standards Home Care Standards...