So, you’ve booked yourself in for your first-ever therapy session. First of all, congratulations on taking this important step toward becoming your best self. Admitting we need professional help isn’t easy, and therapy is not ...
In an era of sweeping regulatory changes, the aged care sector finds itself at a critical juncture. Luke Greive, Chief Executive Officer of Infini8care, offers invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing providers in ...
This Scams Awareness Week (26-30 August), Australians are being urged to recognise and guard against the rising threat of financial scams. Dr Braam Lowies, a financial gerontology expert at the University of South Australia (UniSA), ...
As the aged care and childcare sectors benefit from recent 15% wage increases, leading disability advocates are raising alarms over the lack of similar support for disability workers. This disparity threatens to worsen workforce shortages in ...
Silverchain Private Care has entered into a strategic partnership with Victoria-based retired living operator One to Another, extending its in-home care services to residents in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs. This collaboration marks Silverchain’s continued efforts to ...
With new reports saying thousands of older Australians will be without aged care places in the next five years, Home Care Packages are becoming more vital and essential to help alleviate strain on the health ...
South Australia’s planning system has been recognised as the best in the nation, topping the Retirement Living Council’s national planning report card. The state’s system was praised for its legislative framework, efficiency, clarity, and progressive approach ...
Consumer Healthcare Products (CHP) Australia, the organisation representing the nonprescription medicines sector, has marked its 50th anniversary, celebrating its role in promoting responsible self-care and contributing significantly to the Australian economy. The nonprescription medicines industry ...
In a landmark move set to transform Australia’s approach to aged care, Flinders University has become the lead university partner of the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA). This collaboration aims to address one of the ...
A new initiative is changing the landscape of care for older Australians who themselves are carers. The Carer Health and Wellbeing Service, a pilot program of the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA), is the ...
Charles Sturt University is spearheading a project that could transform aged care in Australia by using cutting-edge technology to detect health issues in older adults before they become critical, whether they are ageing at home ...
A recent study by Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute has highlighted the substantial social and economic benefits of home automation for people with disabilities, urging funding bodies like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to ...