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Admirable disability, allied health, community, and aged care finalists announced for national HESTA Excellence Awards

Menchie Khairuddin November 8, 2022

Twenty-four organisations and teams who have excelled in the disability, allied health, aged care, and community services sectors have been announced as finalists in the

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Opinion, Education, Jobs, Aged Care

Opinion: Adult community education a solution for solving the aged care workforce shortage?

Theresa Collignon September 27, 2022

We all want better care for the people we love in aged care – and having dedicated, well-trained and caring carers is part of that

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Aged Care, Reports, Health

Anglicare Australia calls for action to help renters age at home

Menchie Khairuddin September 14, 2022

Anglicare Australia is calling for action to help older renters age at home. The call is made as Anglicare Australia releases a landmark study conducted

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Aged Care, News

Pay increases for aged care workers to greatly benefit older Australians

Lourdes Antenor August 9, 2022

Anglicare Australia has said that the Government’s commitment to fund pay increases for aged care workers is good news for hard working staff, the aged

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Aged Care, Housing and Homelessness

Older people impacted by housing crisis must contribute to the development of Australia’s National Housing and Homelessness Plan

Lourdes Antenor June 2, 2022

The voices of older people without homes and those struggling to afford rent must be prioritised as the new Albanese Government seeks to address Australia’s

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Aged Care, Climate, Health

Aged care recycling program a win for residents and the environment

Lourdes Antenor May 5, 2022

An innovative aged care recycling initiative at a Melbourne aged care residence is helping the planet, and supporting older peoples’ wellbeing, one bread tag and

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Disability, Aged Care, Health, Opinion

Opinion: Age discrimination and disability, silence is deafening

David Margan April 28, 2022

Discrimination has been a hot topic for some time now and rightly so, but most Australians would be surprised to know that Australian governments have

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Aged Care, Politics, News

Spinal Life Australia backs calls to “Let pensioners work”

Lourdes Antenor April 21, 2022

Spinal Life Australia urges the Federal Government and the Opposition to take to the polls with a single policy to help address this election’s two

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Aged Care

De Fiddes wins design award for outstanding dementia care

Lourdes Antenor April 19, 2022

VMCH congratulates leading interior designer, de Fiddes, for winning an international award for their work in the refurbishment of VMCH’s specialist dementia care unit, Lady

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Aged Care, Funding, Governance, Health, Government, Opinion

Opinion: Aged care sector left out in the cold in Federal Budget

Sonya Smart March 31, 2022

VMCH, a not-for-profit organisation that delivers residential aged care, retirement living and home care services, was not impressed with the allocation of funds to an

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