Enliven Calls for Earlier Home Support
NEW ZEALAND | Waiting until an older person reaches a crisis can leave hospitals, residential care providers, and families carrying more intensive care responsibilities….
DISABILITY CARE
Aged Care Kitchens Examine Food Waste
NEW ZEALAND | Aged care providers can lose food before it reaches a resident’s plate, as well as after a meal is served. Both…
Sensory Space Tests More Inclusive Tourism
AUSTRALIA | A new sensory room at Discovery Parks – Goolwa is being used to test how holiday environments can better support people experiencing…
The Robot is Ready Before the Rulebook?
Andromeda Robotics just raised $23 million on a $100 million valuation, and its companion robot Abi is now operating full-time across all of mecwacare’s…
Need for Unpaid Caregiver Support
UK | A new report has found the need to highlight and support the work of Unpaid Caregivers, typically overlooked in policy and services….
P2P Group Partner With NZ Provider
P2P Group Ltd. said it was pleased to announce that a major New Zealand-based disability care provider is commencing an on-premise trial of the…
Mable Breach Consumer Law
AUSTRALIA | Mable Technologies has breached consumer law through unfair contract terms connecting people seeking care and support workers. Online services platform Mable Technologies…
NDIS Supplier in Hot Water
AUSTRALIA | NDIS provider Ausnew Home Care Service has been taken to court by the ACCC for alleged misleading respresentations. The ACCC has instituted…
Budget Ignores Older Kiwis
The Coalition Government is ignoring the needs of older New Zealanders, particularly those with dementia, said the kaitiaki of the Dementia Mate Wareware Action…
Undermining Duty to Future Generations
Retirement Commission is undermining duty to future generations – according to ACT’s Parmjeet Parmar, the Retirement Commission’s political campaigning on the Super age undermines its…
ATSNZ Disability Expo 2022
The 2022 ATSNZ Disability Expo showcased products and services designed for the rehabilitation, aged care, home care markets and leisure and recreation markets. The…
Demonstrations Were A Conference Highlight
HUBSCRUB’S unique wash and disinfection system were on display at the recent RVA / NZACA Conference. HUBSCRUB was demonstrating the versatility and effectiveness of…