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Social Affairs, Events, Aged Care, Associations, Charities

Café serves up intergenerational fun for residents, trainees and children

Menchie Khairuddin July 18, 2023

A unique social enterprise café on Victoria’s surf coast has become a thriving community hub for aged care residents, trainees with disability, and young customers.

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Jobs, Aged Care, Opinion

Opinion: Being an employer of choice in today’s tumultuous care worker market

Giovanni Siano July 13, 2023

It is no secret that the aged care industry is currently facing significant workforce challenges, with the demand for skilled professionals far exceeding the available

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Health, Latest News, Aged Care

CANA Aged Care Survey results reveal need for urgent action to keep older people and their pets together

Menchie Khairuddin June 29, 2023

A host of studies demonstrate how pets offer a myriad of physical and mental health benefits for people, such as reducing stress, providing companionship, encouraging

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Latest News, Social Affairs, nonprofit, Events, Aged Care, Health

Shedding light on violence against older people with vision impairment

Menchie Khairuddin June 15, 2023

The Fred Hollows Foundation is calling for more community safeguards to protect older people with vision impairment from neglect and mistreatment. Around one in six

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Latest News, Aged Care, Health

Residential Aged Care Facilities Virtual Care Service improves the health of residents

Menchie Khairuddin May 24, 2023

The new Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) Virtual Care Service, funded by Sydney North Health Network, will help those residing in RACFs to easily access

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Latest News, Community Services, Social Affairs, Events, Aged Care, Community Organisations, Health

The Hornsby Village Hub marks its one-year anniversary and enhances social connections for older Australians

Menchie Khairuddin April 4, 2023

Hornsby Village Hub celebrates its 1-year anniversary and enhances social connections to improve health and well-being for older Australians. One year since the launch of

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Latest News, Social Affairs, Aged Care, Risk management, research, Health, Innovation

Green light for Australia’s first falls prevention research in Aged Care

Menchie Khairuddin February 21, 2023

VMCH partners with innovative falls detection technology provider HomeGuardian and leading researchers from Deakin University in a three-year study. Funding for the research comes from

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Health, Awards, Events, Latest News, Community Services

Winners for HESTA Excellence Awards recognised for their work in the allied health and community sector

Menchie Khairuddin November 29, 2022

Winners of the 2022 HESTA Excellence Awards were recognised for their inspiring work across the disability, allied health, aged care, and community services sectors. Eight

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Latest News, Disability, Events, Aged Care, Health, Awards

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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Education, Jobs, Aged Care, Opinion

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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