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Aged Care Industry: Care Connect Appoints LGBTI Project Officer

By Samantha L on Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Care Connect appointed Paul Martin as National LGBTI Project Officer last week.

The LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) Project Officer’s role is to advocate on behalf of the LGBTI community and build awareness and capacity of Care Connect’s aged care services  tailored  for this community.

 

Aged Care Industry: More than $50 million in Funding for Ageing Research

By Samantha L on Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The Federal Government will provide $50 million in funding for research into dementia, macular degeneration and other age-related conditions.

The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler announced that 92 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) would receive grants last Friday.

 

Media Release: First Course in Understanding & Management of Diabetes Released in Australia

By Samantha L on Tuesday, November 19, 2013

1 in 4 Australian adults (over 25) have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

Diabetes costs Australia over $1 million per hour

7.2 million pharmaceutical scripts were claimed for diabetes medicines in 2011. These statistics show that a lot of Australians have diabetes, and aged/home and community/disability care workers are likely to meet a patient who has the condition in their line of work.

 

Aged Care News: National Diability Insurance Scheme Still Not Across the Line

By Samantha L on Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Carlton Captain Chris Judd and leading aged care providers will take part in the Every Australian Counts cycling challenge to showcase support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The NDIS has still only been committed to pilot funding by State Governments, meaning only 40,000 Australians will receive funding, when in reality over 400,000 Australians are living with a disability.