Retirement Homes

Australian Lawyers Alliance
Aged Care, Healthcare News
Australian Lawyers Alliance calls on removal of legal immunity for aged care providers
Lourdes Antenor Aug 3, 2022

Aged care advocates and the Australian Lawyers Alliance are calling on politicians to urgently remove the clause in the proposed aged care legislation ­– the

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digital reform
Aged Care, Healthcare, Hospitals
The Aged Care digital reform in 2022 and what it means for you
Nina Alvarez Jul 5, 2022

Digital transformation in the aged care sector is a fundamental pillar that enables broader aged care reform. After a hard few years during a pandemic,

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HSU
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News
HSU launches legal crackdown on aged care outsourcing
Nina Alvarez Jun 7, 2022

The Health Services Union (HSU) today commences a precedent-setting legal push to prevent aged care operators slashing pay by engaging catering staff under the hospitality award through

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abused
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
Abused aged care workers call for mental health support
Nina Alvarez May 17, 2022

Aged care workers raise concern over being verbally and mentally abused after the risk of the COVID-19 virus continues to plague the sector. The aged

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ET Australia
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Central Coast aged care provider partners with ET Australia
Nina Alvarez May 12, 2022

As aged care providers continue to face workforce challenges and funding constraints, not-for-profit organisation Alino Living is taking a new approach to recruitment with a

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Alino Living
Aged Care, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Mental Health
Three aged-care providers team up to deliver better care via Alino Living
Nina Alvarez Apr 13, 2022

Loneliness and social isolation are unfortunately common experiences for many seniors who live alone and have become major public health concerns over the years as

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home-based
Aged Care, Healthcare, Mental Health
Types of home-based practices for Aged Care in 2022
Nina Alvarez Mar 15, 2022

Hospitals can offer various services and have facilities that are useful in caring for senior patients, but nothing beats the comforts that home can offer.

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Restrictive practices
Aged Care, Healthcare, Mental Health
Restrictive practices in Aged Care: Definitions and Examples
Nina Alvarez Mar 10, 2022

Restrictive practices are often frowned upon in healthcare. But there come situations where these practices are needed and in fact encouraged, and thus used. In

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aged care sector
Aged Care, Aged Care, Healthcare, Learning - Topics
Aged Care sector policy and program updates in 2022
Nina Alvarez Mar 8, 2022

Over five years, Australia implemented several policies critical to the operations and management of the aged care sector. Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg

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bonus
Aged Care, Healthcare
$800 bonus to support Australia’s Aged Care workforce
Nina Alvarez Feb 1, 2022

The Morrison Government will provide $210 million to support the aged care workforce to continue to care for older Australians during the COVID 19 pandemic.

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convicted
Aged Care, Healthcare
Man convicted of allowing unregistered individuals as care facility workers
Nina Alvarez Feb 1, 2022

A man who allowed unregistered individuals to provide occupational therapy and physiotherapy services to aged care residents in Victoria was convicted in the Magistrates Court

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update
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
COVID-19 Update: NSW records 390 new locally acquired cases
Lourdes Antenor Aug 13, 2021

NSW recorded 390 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8 pm last night. Of these locally acquired cases, 140 are

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