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Aged Care
The articles and resources on this page are designed to provide helpful information, guidance and support for all caring scenarios.
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The fine line: helpful or harmful care for older people
Caring for an older person calls for more than good intentions to ensure it doesn’t cross the line into elder abuse.
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Vicarious trauma and working with older people
Physical or psychological distress from other people’s traumatic experiences is called ‘vicarious trauma’. For care service workers supporting older people, the risk is very real
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We have a comprehensive range of quality resources about caring for older people.
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New Aged Care Act: Stakeholder communications toolkit
This toolkit provides information to help you communicate with your audiences about the Aged Care Bill 2024 and the com...
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Single Assessment Fact sheet for older people
This fact sheet explains how we are reforming aged care assessments to make it easier for you to enter aged care and ac...
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How to be a trans ally, and why it’s so important for older trans Australians
There is an absolute fear for many older trans people of entering residential aged care.
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Life on the Wait List: Report
Anglicare Australia has launched a report showing that older Australians are spending months without support while they...
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Discover the latest articles and news reports relating to caring for older people.
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