A new report by the Productivity Commission has found the use of independent contractors in aged care gives older Australians more choice and is helping them stay in their own homes longer.
Mable CEO Peter Scutt says his company, a self-managed home care packages platform, provides a proven technology-based model that attracts a new and diverse workforce to the care sector.
Settlement Services International has launched a recruitment campaign to attract, train and provide ongoing support and long-term career opportunities to potential employees across NSW and the ACT, as part of the Home Care Workforce Support Program.
Having endured a frightening brush with her own mortality, and experienced firsthand the difficulty of sourcing quality in-home care, trained nurse Busi Faulkner has used her second chance at life to establish her own service provider. Home Care Nurses Australia now employs 300 staff across Queensland, but with the workforce crisis deepening, migration rates stalling, and government budgets for in-home care shrinking, times are tough. BIANCA ROBERTS reports
Women's Health Week is a chance to put a spotlight on women over 65 and how important it is that they feel valued and have their essential mobility support needs met. LINK managing director Dr Danny Davis says the strengthening of community-based care is vital, as is providing social prescriptions - lifestyle and community-based activities - instead of the standard drug prescriptions. BIANCA ROBERTS reports
Cyril Kennedy's French Island town is isolated, has no water or electricity mains, no medical services, only one small general store and a post office, yet his understanding and efficient Melbourne-based case manager Scott Li, is making sure the elder can stay in his much cherished home for as long as he possibly can. BIANCA ROBERTS reports
Despite the royal commission providing a number of recommendations, an ideal aged care system seems as far out of reach as it's ever been. With limited capacity to respond stemming from workforce shortages and restrictive government budgets, how does the sector attract quality, long-term workers and hold on to them? BIANCA ROBERTS chats to a few stakeholders about how we move forward from here.
Older Australians aren’t the only ones benefitting from remaining in their homes longer, now a national home care provider is offering 750 people the opportunity to earn extra dollars to care for them.
For Giovanni Siano, owner and director of home care provider Home Instead, the short-notice from Government on the indexation rate expected for subsidies covering the 2022/2023 financial year is hugely problematic. He fears that without a clear idea how much additional funding will be available, older persons receiving care, as well as the workers supporting them, will suffer as providers conservatively brace for the new financial year. BIANCA ROBERTS reports
New research has found that self-management of aged care packages can be a successful option for older Australians, because they pay lower fees and have more money to spend on services and support.
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