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New research by not-for-profit aged care provider Benetas has confirmed that technology use among senior Australians is widespread and a key to them keeping connected, despite what popular culture would have us believe.

Six Benetas aged care homes will take part in a world-first study, run by the Victorian Department of Health, to see if invisible ultraviolet light can decrease the impact of COVID-19 and flu in aged care settings.

Benetas has partnered with Andromeda Robotics to trial the use of an AI-powered robot to engage residents at St George’s aged care home in Altona.

Anglicare Australia has today released its Rental Affordability Snapshot which highlights that the rental market is failing older Australians.

Benetas welcomes the release of the Aged Care Taskforce’s report and urges the government to implement the changes quickly to support a fairer and more equitable aged care system.

As an industry, we are all acutely aware of the impact that workforce shortages have had on our sector’s ability to meet the growing demand of an ageing population. Benetas is exploring other ways to address workforce issues, by focussing on how we can help our team members to build a career with us.

As an aged care sector, we are seeing first-hand the impacts of workforce issues on our ability to employ and retain quality and credentialed aged care workers.

Benetas welcomes the three recommendations made by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) to address serious workforce issues facing the aged care sector.

Observations from resident surveys as part of the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program requirements.

Helen Kemp, General Manager of Community Health and Care, speaks to the Australian Ageing Agenda on how price caps will impact face-to-face home care management

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