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Published 26th May 2020
An aged care resident at Anglicare Sydneys Newmarch House in western Sydney has become the 100th Australian to die with coronavirus. The news comes a...
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Young people with disability are more likely to report poor mental health and are twice as likely to have been bullied in the past year than young peo...
Read more about "We must act now’: Barriers uncovered for young people with disability"
Decisions have been made on the inclusion of the definition of building complexity and the process for documenting Performance Solutions. The preview...
Read more about "NCC 2019 Amendment 1 proposed changes update"
COVID-19Guide for Home Care Providers This guide is for providers of aged care and disability services who offer home care and support services to ol...
Read more about "Protecting Older Australians: COVID-19 Update 22 May 2020"
Advice on Face to Face Social Support Groups Only where state and territory restrictions permit, providers may re-commence delivery of face to face s...
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Published 20th May 2020
A new national service provides free counselling to aged care residents, their families and facility staff via telephone of video calls. The Teleheal...
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A scalable investment fund looking to transform disability housing in Australia has secured $26.5 million after completing its second capital raise. ...
Read more about "Synergis Fund raises millions for disability housing"
Unpaid carers - they're the unsung heroes who we have yet to applaud, let alone acknowledge throughout this COVID-19 crisis. This is why National Sen...
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Thursday 21 May 2020 marks the 9th annual celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and the first year of celebrating it virtually! It ...
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Reminder: Staff and Visitor Entry Screening The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission's Chief Clinical Advisor has written to residential aged care...
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Published 19th May 2020
A University of NSW survey of disability workers revealed the sector has been seriously overlooked in the coronavirus pandemic. The disability workfo...
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The future provision of telehealth and ongoing accessibility of the COVIDSafe app were among discussions with Commonwealth, state and territory disabi...
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There is an urgent lack of personal protective equipment available for disability workers and the people they support, a new report warns. Researcher...
Read more about "Disability support workers 'underequipped and overlooked' during COVID-19"
The race is on to influence our governments on post COVID-19 crisis reforms to reset the economy. Luckily, many lobby groups happen to have those refo...
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Safe Work Australia Guides Earlier this week, Safe Work Australia released new advice by the industry to help minimise the risk of COVID-19 exposure ...
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Aged Care Visitor Access Code An Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID-19 has been released by aged care peak bodies an...
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Published 13th May 2020
With states and territories around the country beginning to relax social rules, National Seniors Australia is reminding everyone to maintain their own...
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As the independent voice for older Australians, we know how important it is to share up to date, accurate information with you and the community. Kee...
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Aged cares technology peak body is calling on aged and community care services to complete a new survey about their innovative use of technology to in...
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It's one of the most important things we do here at IDEAS. People are often exhausted, have had the run-around and are stressed when they call us. We ...
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Working Towards a COVIDSafe Australia Australians aged 70 years or older, 65 years or older with chronic health problems, Indigenous Australians 50 y...
Read more about "Protecting Older Australians - COVID-19 Update 12 May 2020"
Information for Providers on COVID-19 Outbreak Management We would like to remind providers of the resources that are currently available to assist w...
Read more about "Protecting Older Australians - COVID-19 Update 9 May 2020"
AND is here to support organisations during this challenging time. We want to make sure that people with disability arent left behind as decisions ar...
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