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WEB4 days ago · Australian Ageing Agenda is Australia’s trusted source for news, analysis, and opinions on ageing, aged care, and senior housing, serving professionals in these sectors.
Anglicare report highlights aged care delays - Australian Ageing …
WEB1 day ago · A new report entitled Life on the Wait List has been released by Anglicare Australia, shining a spotlight on the amount of time older Australians are left waiting for care at home without support.. The report states that the wait time for older people is estimated to be over 15 months with 68,000 in limbo, a figure that has doubled over one year.
Dementia care tools need improvement - Australian Ageing Agenda
WEB1 day ago · New research reveals that despite over half of aged care residents living with dementia, existing tools designed to enhance care quality may not adequately meet their needs. Recent studies from Flinders University’s Caring Futures Institute have exposed significant gaps in current monitoring ...
We can prevent avoidable decline - Australian Ageing Agenda
WEB1 day ago · A mindset to help older people to thrive without discernment or discrimination is missing in aged care, writes Jo Boylan. The aged care royal commission set forth a range of new measures and standards translating to real improvements in the safety and care of older Australians. Unfortunately, it ...
Standardise power of attorney laws, says AHRC
WEBThe recommendation from the Australian Human Rights Commission follows the release of a new report – Empowering Futures – which finds “significant gaps” in people’s …
Public misconceptions about dementia worsening
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Misconceptions about dementia are rising, with 80 per cent of the public and 65 per cent of healthcare professionals incorrectly viewing it as a normal part of ageing. This marks a significant increase from 66 per cent and 62 per cent, respectively, in 2019. This is according to the latest findings ...
2024 AAG Conference - Australian Ageing Agenda
WEBThe 57 th AAG Conference takes place from 12 to 15 November Hobart, Tasmania.. In the year that we celebrate AAG’s 60th anniversary, this conference marks an extraordinary journey of innovation achievement and unwavering commitment to improving the experience of ageing at the local, national and global levels.
Survey reveals key to ageing well - Australian Ageing Agenda
WEBSep 5, 2023 · “We decided that we needed to survey Australians of all ages to look at the attitudes towards ageing and the priorities that they perceived to be for ageing well,” Professor Judy Lowthian – head of research at the Bolton Clarke Research Institute – told Australian Ageing Agenda.. And those priorities differed according to the participants’ age, said Professor Lowthian.
Aged Care Act needs strengthening, say peaks
WEB“The exposure draft released by the federal government is clearly an improvement on the current Act and shows the federal government has been listening to the concerns of …
Aged Care Act: ‘Let’s get this done’ - Australian Ageing Agenda
WEBAdvocacy groups continue to call on the federal government to deliver the new Aged Care Act as soon as possible. “Older people have waited too long to have their rights enshrined in legislation,” Craig Gear – chief executive officer of the Older Persons Advocacy Network – told Australian Ageing Agenda. “This Act needs to get done as soon as possible – it has to get done in 2024.
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