The Aged Care Quality Standards are another part of the Act highlighted in the learning module. These guide what quality care ...

On 16 September 2018, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a Royal Commission into the Aged Care Sector to examine the quality of care provided to both senior Australians and young Australians with ...

As Australia's aged care sector readies for the most significant transformation one leading local provider of services ...

The aged care landscape in Australia is undergoing its most profound transformation in a generation, with the new Aged Care ...

Hal Swerissen is a non Executive Director of the Murray PHN. You don’t have to look to far to find examples of poor quality residential aged care. Most recently, residents have too often been ...

Between April and June, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission issued noncompliance decisions for more than 40 services, including residential facilities and home care programs. Among them was ...

Lee-Fay Low currently receives funding from the NHMRC and Dementia Australia. She has previously received funding from aged care providers, and collaborates with several different aged care ...

A South Australian government aged care home, which looks after 23 people with dementia or complex disabilities, inappropriately used lap belts and other mechanical restraints to stop falls and ...

Third Age Health (TAH) leads the development of a new standard for aged care, the ‘Residential Care Medical Service Provider Standard’ aimed at improving the quality and consistency of healthcare for ...

Barely edible food and wound pictures depicting residents’ private parts. These are just some of the latest fails uncovered by the aged care watchdog in homes around Australia. SEARCH FOR A SERVICE ...