Aged care facility confirms norovirus outbreak
A BUNDABERG aged care facility has confirmed an outbreak of norovirus.
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Bold ballerinas on pointe
BOLD Ballerinas from Feros Village have been stepping out in Byron Bay.
Aged care home fails assessment, faces random checks
AFTER failing standards – and allegations from the public – an aged care home will face random checks from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.
Aged care bodies divided on promises to fix sector
Australia’s peak aged care body has welcomed calls to address critical issues facing the sector but says it is still wary about how they will be delivered
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New aged care beds plan for city, but backlog remains
DEMAND for aged care facilities continues to outstrip supply says aged care group that has just announced a plan for 20 new beds in Grafton.
Keeping up with an ageing population
BY THE year 2020 it is estimated there will be 4.2 million people over 65 in Australia and the Northern Rivers is a strong growth region for this demographic.
Bill to have RNs in homes voted down, nurse ‘appalled’
TWEED MP Geoff Provest abstained from the vote of a bill that would have made it compulsory to have a registered nurse on staff at all times in aged care homes.
Aged care facility helps free up housing market
A 21-unit aged care facility opening in Grafton could be a template for the government to put more established housing on to the market.
Review into aged care systems after SA horror
WHILE reports have emerged close to home, a national enquiry has launched off the back of South Australian horror stories.
Maggie Beer brings positive approach for aged care food
Popular television foodie Maggie Beer brings a message to help improved food for those in aged care
Opportunity for growth “fundamental” reason behind purchase
NEW owners of Grafton Aged Care Home hint at business expansion and vow to maintain all 120 jobs.
‘Get me out of here’: Mum’s plea to daughters
THE director of TriCare has defended staffing levels as “appropriate and adequate”.
Changes to in home aged care, and what you need to know
Seniors on the Fraser Coast are about to have more control over their options for receiving in home care.
Maggie to spice up aged care cooking
CULINARY icon Maggie Beer will be bringing her love of food to Grafton for the first time as part of her Creating an Appetite for Life program
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