Additional quality indicators for aged care introduced The QI program is part of the Australian Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, with...
Aged care safety set to improve through coming trials Between independent reviews and co-design sessions over the past two years, the Quality Standards have adjusted to reflect...
Home for the homeless: $32,000 taxpayer savings per resident Construction of the facility was partly funded by the HammondCare Foundation with larger donors including The Ian Potter...
1 COVID restrictions are changing again, so what are the latest rules? Last week, the National Cabinet unanimously agreed to scrap the mandatory...
2 Bulk billing is changing – how will it affect you? The rising costs of providing health services is leading General Practitioners...
3 Cheaper medications soon to be available for older Australians The Government intends to drop the price of medications on the Pharmaceutical...
Industry Dementia End of Life Study finds significant mortality link between dementia and colorectal cancer Dementia is the leading cause of death in women in Australia and the second cause of death in men.
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing The rev-head retirees fighting loneliness through motorbikes Get your motor runnin’, head out on the highway. Lookin’ for adventure and whatever comes your way.
Industry Dementia Education & Training Aussie unis and Silverchain partner to reduce loneliness and dementia symptoms The Fellowship will expand upon a successful pilot program that Dr Samtani and his team co-designed with Dementia...
Advice End of Life Health and Wellbeing When should you consider palliative care preparation? No one wants to face a final goodbye, but being prepared is important and knowing how you wish to live in those last few...
Industry Dementia Government Three-quarters of WHO Member States fail to reach dementia targets Global advocacy federation Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is leading the charge on calls to extend the Global...
Industry Advice Education & Training Heart attack risk resource launches online — are you safe? Heart attacks may seem like something you would never expect to happen, until it does. Web-based resource Know Your...
Consumers Caring & Carers Dementia Pilot program brings rescue dogs to people living with dementia For the very fur-st time in Australia, older Aussies at HammondCare’s Horsley, Wahroonga and Darlinghurst homes saw a...
Consumers Advice Caring & Carers How to make a safer home for an older person Nowadays, the idea of getting “put into a home” isn’t really ideal for older people living in Australia. It’s...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Standard protocol to call police to aged care homes: says expert Police forces are called to aged care facilities “more commonly” than NSW police commissioner discloses, according...
Industry Caring & Carers Health and Wellbeing The kind heart behind HammondCare’s lolly cart Over the last few months, Mr Gallagher turned the garage of his Fern Bay home into a production line to make handmade...
Consumers Finance Government Are you benefiting from economic inflation? If you’re one of the 74 percent of the population over 65 years old who owns a home without a mortgage, you’re...
Consumers Finance Health and Wellbeing Are older people spending more than they can afford to? Peak advocacy body for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia, released the third annual State of the...
Consumers CeleMaytions: Regis Aged Care Homes make the month fun Meet Judy, an exceptional volunteer at Regis Cranbourne who is committed to making a difference in the lives of the...
Consumers Advice Elder Abuse Services and supports for older Australians at risk of homelessness The 2016 Census, by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, found that older people made up 16 percent of the total number...
National Dementia Conference Melbourne - 21 – 22 June, 2023 The 14th Annual National Dementia Conference will be bringing...
Healthcare Design Australia 2023 Melbourne - 22 - 23 June, 2023 The Healthcare Design Australia 2023 event, the...
4th Annual Aged Care Week Sydney - 21 - 23 June, 2023 After three successful summits, the 4th Annual Aged Care Week...
Care Expo Melbourne Melbourne - 11 - 12 August, 2023 The Care Expo is coming to Melbourne next year, bringing...