Aged Care Supporting a Loved One with Dementia: Tools to Help You Navigate Caring for a loved one living with dementia can be both rewarding and challenging. It requires patience, compassion, and often a strong support network. As a carer, you may feel overwhelmed at times, but it’s important to know that you’re not alone.
Ageing COVID-19 Mandates Have Ended - So What Are Your Obligations When Working With Clients? Australian Government health mandates about COVID-19 have ended but COVID is still circulating in the community and vulnerable clients are still at risk from severe illness.
Aged Care The Importance Of Good Nutrition As our bodies age it can be harder to enjoy the same foods we always have when it becomes more difficult for our bodies to process foods
careworkers What Does Being COVID Responsible Mean For A Care & Support Worker? As Australia continues to deal with outbreaks and a slow vaccine roll out, it is important that all front line workers continue to provide services to clients in the safest and most responsible way.
Aged Care Building a care workforce in Australia: Not a one size fits all for workers or consumers In Australia today aged care and disability supports are delivered in a consumer directed care model via our aged care system and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Aged Care Keeping Well At Home The challenges faced by older Australians during COVID-19 are complex and many of the measures designed to keep us all safe are having a disproportionate effect.
covid19 Help To Stop The COVID-19 Spread These are extremely challenging times for our entire community. To protect yourself and others from coronavirus (COVID-19) there are important steps you can take to help reduce the spread.
Aged Care Telehealth Could Be Here To Stay Digital health services have come to the fore during COVID-19. What has been used in rural and remote communities for years, telehealth has been adopted by the wider community during COVID-19 to help stop the spread of the virus.
Aged Care Raising awareness of elder abuse As difficult as it may be to comprehend, around 4-6 per cent of elderly Australians are subject to some form of elderly abuse.
Aged Care National Palliative Care Week 2020 This week is National Palliative Care Week. Organised by Palliative Care Australia and supported by the Department of Health, it aims to raise awareness and understanding and to break down misconceptions about palliative care in Australia.