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Aged Care
Comprehensive measures to improve palliative care in residential aged care
Ritchelle Drilon May 23, 2023

A pilot project conducted in South Australia has shed light on the urgent need for comprehensive and appropriate measures to enhance palliative care in residential

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Curtin Heritage
Aged Care
Curtin Heritage secures historic Aged Care Labour Agreement
Ritchelle Drilon May 18, 2023

Curtin Heritage, a Not-For-Profit aged care provider in Western Australia, has received an overwhelming response to the recently launched Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements program.

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Villa Pelletier
Aged Care
Villa Pelletier sets new standard for aged care, reserves rooms for homeless elderly
Ritchelle Drilon May 18, 2023

Southern Cross Care’s Villa Pelletier pioneers dedicated rooms for homeless elderly, filling all vacancies within two months and addressing the lack of options for socially

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design
Aged Care, Aged Care
Reimagining aged care environments: Design impacts residents’ well-being
Ritchelle Drilon May 18, 2023

Design flaws in Australian nursing homes are adversely affecting residents’ health and quality of life, leading to increased isolation and preference for personal rooms. The

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Aged Care, Sponsored Story
The use of software to manage high impact and high prevalence risk in aged care
Vitish Guddoy and Virginia Matthews May 17, 2023

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, ACQSC, continues to focus on their risk-based proportionate approach to monitoring compliance.  The Aged Care Quality and Safety

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young
Aged Care, Aged Care, Opinion
The budget includes $7.3 million to get more young people out of aged care homes. Is it enough?
Di Winkler May 16, 2023

The Australian government has committed to getting all young people out of aged care facilities by 2025, but progress has been slow. Just over three

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food
Aged Care, Aged Care
New food hotline to empower aged care residents
Ritchelle Drilon May 16, 2023

The Australian government has pledged $12.9 million towards improving the quality of food in residential aged care facilities, including a new food hotline for complaints

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reform
Aged Care, Aged Care
PCA calls for integration of palliative care into ongoing reform agenda
Ritchelle Drilon May 11, 2023

Palliative Care Australia is calling for more investment in training programs and specialist services for palliative care to be fully integrated into the ongoing reform

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federal
Aged Care, Aged Care
Federal budget largely welcomed, but challenges remain
Ritchelle Drilon May 11, 2023

The Australian federal Budget has allocated $12.4 billion to the aged care sector and is expected to help aged care providers meet increased care requirements

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budget
Aged Care, Aged Care, Opinion
The aged-care budget delivers for workers but meeting our future needs will require bold funding reforms
Hal Swerissen May 11, 2023

The 2023-24 federal budget takes a step in the right direction for aged care, with a much-needed pay boost for workers in the sector. But

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workforce
Aged Care, Aged Care
Fairer wages for aged care workers offer hope for sector’s workforce woes
Ritchelle Drilon May 9, 2023

The Australian government announced a historic 15% pay rise for the aged care sector, part of a tripartite approach to address workforce shortages. Australia’s aged

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pharmacist
Aged Care, Aged Care
ACCPA disappointed as government cancels on-site pharmacist program
Ritchelle Drilon May 4, 2023

ACCPA expresses disappointment as the government cancels pharmacist on-site program in aged care homes, opting for community pharmacists to conduct reviews instead. The Aged &

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