Federal disability building access code finally approved

Mar 21 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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After almost two decades, building owners and the community finally have a clear guide for providing disability access to premises. The Federal Governments The Disability (Access to Premises Buildings) Standards 2010, come into effect from May 1, 2010.

Breaking news: For Purpose Investment Partners’ aged care platform buys Graeme Croft’s Signature Care

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Lauren Broomham

24 Apr 2024

Opinion

Shared Care closer than we may think for retirement villages – will independent living fade away?

Over the weekend I was trawling through the slide deck of the Department of Health and Aged Care webinar in February discussing the future direction of Home Care and Support at Home. Hidden on about slide 46 was the clipping above which clearly...

Chris Baynes

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Opinion

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Lauren Broomham

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Government Policy

Aged Care Minister Mark Butler’s big change for residential aged care

The Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler announced during the week that pharmacists will be funded by the Government to go into residential aged care homes and deliver vaccines to residents for free, a measure that was previously only...

Caroline Egan

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Webstercare to host free MedSig webinars

Leading medication management provider Webstercare has announced it will hold a series of free, 45-minute webinars in May focused on refreshing participants’ knowledge on the MedSig and MedSig Admin platforms. The webinars will cater to the needs of...

Caroline Egan

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Opinion

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Lauren Broomham

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Topic - Aged Care

One in 10 aged care homes spend over $52 per resident per day on food

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Caroline Egan

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Aged Care

‘Great news’ for seniors’ housing in new NSW Transport Oriented Development planning reforms

The call by planners to include seniors housing, including residential aged care and co-located aged care and independent living, in the new building zones around 37 railway stations as part of changes to the Housing SEPP has been agreed. The...

Ian Horswill

02 May 2024