Yesterday, the Aged Care Minister announced an expert taskforce that would develop a wide-ranging workforce strategy, focused on supporting safe, quality aged care for senior Australians. “The Taskforce will reach out to senior Australians and their families, consumer organisations, informal carers, aged care workers and volunteers,” said Aged Care Minister, Ken Wyatt. “It will also...
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The culture of an aged care organisation is more important than rules and standards, says Adjunct Professor Alan Lilly, Chief Executive BlueCross Sapphire Care. At last week’s Customer Experience in Aged Care Criterion Cota Australia Conference, Professor Lilly said that delivering better quality aged care depends more on changing cultures than it does on creating...
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A Queensland woman is taking legal action against her father's aged care facility after they allegedly failed to manage his pain medication while he was dying from pancreatic cancer, but the provider has said the media has misrepresented the facts.
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