Spotlight on the aged care workforce

It’s started – aged care consumers are speaking out. It is great to see stronger advocacy by consumers of aged care services but I want to explore what is driving this and whether it is shining the light on the right issues in the development of consumer directed care and wellness. Transparency in costing Consumers... Read More

There have been two horrific aged care stories in the media this past week alone – one Queensland woman was found tied to a chair for 12 hours a day, while a South Australian woman was hospitalised after an alleged assault by a care worker. These were just two cases that reached the media this... Read More

I’m sure that many of you have an awareness of epilepsy as a condition, either through seeing it depicted in media, knowing someone with epilepsy or even having epilepsy yourself. Over 250,000 Australians are believed to be living with epilepsy, with the condition most common in the early and later stages of life. Understanding Epilepsy... Read More