The Digital Literacy Foundation has partnered with The Department of Health and Aged Care to deliver the Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS) for socially isolated members of the community, particularly those from cultural and linguistically diverse and/or complex vulnerability backgrounds. Research shows that around one in three older adults…

In July 2024, one single Support at Home Program will replace the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, Home Care Packages, and the Short Term Restorative Care Program. In the summer edition of the Aged Care Today Magazine, published by the Aged & Community Care Providers Association, the pros and cons of…

Across Australia, Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) providers are busy laying the groundwork for reforms to home care for seniors.If you’re a CHSP provider, and feeling overwhelmed, you’ll be relieved to hear the government has postponed the start date of the new Support at Home Program to July 2024. This…

If your organisation is one of the many impacted by the recent government reforms to the funding and delivery of home care to older Australians, you’re probably knee deep in trying to understand and implement the changes. To help you wrap your head around it all, we’ve put together this…