Dreaming big: new fund to help aged care residents tick off their ‘bucket lists’
The Imagine Fund has been set up by the Mercy Health Foundation to help their…More
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Making waves: 91-year-old aged care resident and former champion swimmer returns to the pool
A decade ago, Don Muir was ranked the 10th-fastest swimmer in the world for his…More
Federal Government spends up on aged care – but residents and families should prepare to pay more
Like many, we were disappointed this week by some of the aged care measures in…More
Do we need a better way to rate aged care facilities?
This week there’s been a lot of discussion in the media about the rates of…More
Do we need a register for aged care workers?
It’s an issue that’s being discussed in our office this week after news of another…More
New Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission on the way – but more funding needs to be priority
The independent Commission, announced by Minister for Aged Care Ken Wyatt this week, will start…More
Aged care: why you need an advanced care plan now
With more headlines this week about aged care homes “dumping” residents in emergency departments, we…More
Staying on the road: regional aged care provider to trial Australian-first virtual reality driving simulator
The simulator, to be built at McLean Care’s aged care home in Inverell in northern…More
Did you know four in ten aged care providers are making a loss?
41 per cent were in the red in December 2017 compared to 33 per cent…More
Recovering from an illness or injury? Short-term aged care is available
Introduced last February, the Federal Government’s Short-Term Restorative Care Programme (STRC) offers support for up…More