Dignity (Part 1)

Posted on September 11, 2018 • No Comments

What is the no.1 most overlooked thing in aged and community care? Dignity.   There – I didn’t even make you work for it! It might be the biggest thing that gets overlooked in aged and community care, but dignity is one of those words that doesn’t always mean a whole lot to us in […]

Posted on July 2, 2018 • No Comments

  Are you even qualified to do this? Imagine your next visit to the GP. During the examination you hold up your hand and enquire, “Sorry, but have you got a medical degree?” As if, right? But this is exactly the dilemma facing the Disability Industry today. It’s one of the few remaining care industry […]

Posted on June 12, 2018 • 1 Comment

With the roll-out of everything NDIS, new and established providers don’t have to look very far for information. But when it comes to cases of the neglect of persons with a disability, there are some key messages that we can’t afford to miss. So let’s start with some crucial questions: What constitutes neglect? What are […]

Posted on May 6, 2018 • No Comments

Are you thinking of heading back for study? There’s a lot of questions that might be rolling around your brain. First there’s the obvious, ‘which course?’; and then ‘will this course get me where I want to go?’; or from a practical viewpoint ‘will there be a job for me on the other side?’. So […]

Posted on April 6, 2018 • No Comments

Benefits of Online Training You know when you see a piece of clothing that shows one size fits all and you think yeah right! Well training and how it is delivered isn’t a ONE SIZE FITS ALL reality either.  With our busy lifestyles and work/ life commitments there needs to be flexibility for students to […]

Posted on March 23, 2018 • No Comments

Ideas for activities for the older person in Aged Care Australia’s population is ageing – we all know it. But the unanswered question remains: how to best support this precious demographic of humans through their golden years? There’s lots of ideas out there, but here’s just one that will make your life a lot easier […]

Posted on March 5, 2018 • No Comments

Sometimes working in aged care feels like ‘The Fast and The Furious’ – but instead of Vin Diesel, it’s Mr Jones in Room 2 with a banged-up hoist, not a Mazda RX-7 street racer. So how do we provide quality care and still have enough time to get it all done each shift?

Posted on February 13, 2018 • No Comments

Want a career in the community sector but not really sure what avenue you want to take? Need those difficult questions asked but don’t know who to ask? Have a list of questions?

Posted on April 24, 2017 • No Comments

There are thousands of Registered Training Organisations (RTO) in Australia and there are many similarities between them but also lots of differences.

Posted on March 13, 2017 • No Comments

In Australia much work is being done to support people to stay at home, and part of their communities, for as long as possible. To ensure our Aged Care System is sustainable and affordable long into the future, NSW Health and the Commonwealth Government are working on reforms to improve services for all of our […]