Police Association now a force in home care for elderly and disabled
The Police Association of SA has launched a home care business to provide disability and aged care services to its members, their families and the community.
Aged Care
The Aged Care Royal Commission has highlighted a system in crisis.
‘Wish to die at home’: Palliative care overhaul aims to honour patients’ wishes
Ambulance officers could soon be empowered to play a bigger role in palliative care that aims to honour patients’ wishes.
$2bn in retirement living projects stymied by red tape
Will a boom in retirement villages help solve the housing crisis? Levande boss Kevin McCoy says yes – but onerous planning regimes and charges are creating major delays.
Warning against aged care Covid lockdowns as new wave hits
As Covid cases shoot up in South Australia, advocates for the elderly have warned against rushing into lockdowns of aged care homes.
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130 jobs on offer for new Adelaide care home
Looking for work in the aged-care industry? A new dementia village opening at the Repat needs up to 130 workers – see how to apply here.
SA’s top-rated aged care homes revealed
The verdict is in on SA’s best aged care homes under the federal government’s new star rating system – and the winners may come as a surprise. See the full list of top-rated homes.
The 10 aged care homes rated the lowest in the state exposed
Ten aged care homes in SA have been rated a poor one or two stars out of five by the watchdog and told to lift their game. See the list and what they have to say.
Non-compliant: Dozens of SA’s aged care providers fall short
More than 100 noncompliance notices have been issued to SA aged care providers in the past 10 months, with nursing homes, in-home care and meal delivery services in the gun. See the list.
150 care workers needed amid ‘critical shortage’
My Care Solution is looking for 150 care workers across SA amid a critical shortage that is limiting the ability of operators to support older people in need.
What a mess: NDIS client faces losing home
An NDIS client with disabilities faces selling his Salisbury East home to pay for his mother’s aged-care fees – now his brother says the family needs immediate help.
Minda’s $23m debt bomb revealed – and cash crisis
SA’s largest disability provider is facing a deficit of more than $10m, but blames huge NDIS shortfalls – and decisions by previous management.
Shock aged-care failure: Abused in the shower and not reported
Staff at an aged-care provider looking after some of SA’s most vulnerable Indigenous people never reported a shocking shower abuse case.
‘Botched’ aged-care CCTV trial created 12,000 false alerts
An aged-care CCTV trial set up by the Liberals – and which cost nearly $1m – has been dumped after it generated so many false alerts staff missed actual resident falls.
‘Deficient’: Damning findings against Human Services dept
The disability Royal Commission has slammed SA’s Department for Human Services over internal investigations it carried out into shocking complaints.
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