The Federal Government and Department of Health leadership is ‘missing in action’ according to Counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Aged Care, Peter Rozen, and expert witnesses. Rozen said the sector was at risk of failing altogether if action was not urgently taken and was already was failing to deliver quality of life and quality [...]
Re-elected PM Scott Morrison has shuffled the cabinet positions, removing Ken Wyatt from his spot as Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians. With Sen. Wyatt's new appointment as Minister for Indigenous Australians, indigenous people at long last have an indigenous representative. Taking over the Aged Care and Senior Australians portfolio is Tasmanian Senator, Richard [...]
The Federal Government's new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is set to triple random audits of aged-care homes this year. The Commission opened its doors in January, aiming to be a one-stop agency, website and sole contact point for all aged-care concerns and queries regarding aged-care safety, standards, quality and consumer rights. Meanwhile, My Aged Care [...]
Nuala Williams never tires of hearing people’s stories, although she’s heard countless in her 20-plus years as a Community Care Advisor. Here at SCS she takes all the calls from people wanting guidance on community services for over-55s and elders. “I love talking with and meeting people – hearing their stories – and then seeing [...]
‘Reablement’ means improving ability in people with dementia for greater independence and function. Three publications, all versions of ‘Supporting Independence and Function in People Living with Dementia’, aim to help people with dementia, carers, health and service providers reable the person experiencing dementia. A technical guide, a sector handbook and consumer booklet are all results [...]
The NSW Budget outlined by State Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet on June 19, included funding for NDIS, for health and seniors programs including energy discounts, an allocation to help protect seniors from elder abuse, plus a boost to mental health services for elders and palliative care as bulleted below. Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) particularly [...]
When the Seniors Rights Service released its report Abuse of Older People: A Community Response in June, it made eight comprehensive, multi-faceted recommendations to government based on input from more than 50 community organisations. Most importantly the report strongly reiterates the end-of-conference statement from the 5th National Elder Abuse Conference earlier this year, which called [...]
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