Aged Care
A cancer battle was the catalyst for Miriam Gauci to begin her volunteer journey with non-profit organisation VMCH. During chemotherapy, Miriam was visited by a friendly pastoral care worker whose companionship she enjoyed. “I thought, ...
Preventing and combatting elder abuse requires planning and an understanding of the warning signs and risk factors, writes Marie Brownell, National Manager, Estate Planning, Equity Trustees. Elder abuse is a topic that is gaining increasing ...
Two new customised community transport vehicles are being launched in the Canterbury-Bankstown area by Bankstown Canterbury Community Transport (BCCT), transforming the lives of senior and disabled residents who use the service. The two deluxe Toyota Commuters ...
Aged care and disability services provider Your Side has announced award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer AM as their new ambassador. Tracey will be talking about how care planning early can assist ageing loved ones to stay safe in their ...
Catholic Aged Care provider VMCH has begun its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in its 12 facilities, the catholic not-for-profit announced in a media release. According to VMCH CEO Sonya Smart, 80 residents received their first dose ...
Award-giving body HESTA is calling for nominations of dedicated professionals working in disability, allied health, aged care and community services in Australia for the 2021 HESTA Excellence Awards. With a $60,000 prize pool up for ...
Aged care provider Wesley Mission Queensland has started 2021 with health services veteran Jude Emmer in the new chief executive officer role. Joining Wesley Mission Queensland from St Vincent’s Care Services, Emmer brings with her ...
COVID-19 in itself is not necessarily leading to an increase in loneliness if coupled with social networking, data from a survey conducted on elder people living in retirement homes has revealed. In a media release, ...
VMCH has named Chris Hilton, who has a proven track record in aged care, as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), whose appointment is set to begin in January 2021. Chris has extensive leadership experience ...
Eight organisations across disability services, allied health, aged care and community services were given recognition for their work by the HESTA Excellence Awards. The awards, which launched this year, recognises the dedicated professionals working across ...
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