Are you 15 – 25 years and provide support to a family member or friend. Carer Gateway offers. The Art of Peer Support and invites young carers to express themselves through visual art. There are four free online sessions.
When: 10, 12, 17 and 19 January 2023
10:00am – Midday
Register here: https://analytics-au.clickdimensions.com/cn/aosfc/artofpeersupport
Approved providers are encouraged to attend the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s webinar, ‘Aged care sector reforms – current status and what’s next?’ at 3pm-4pm AEDT on Thursday 15 December.
As of 1 December 2022, the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, SIRS in home care and strengthening provider governance apply.
This webinar will recap these reforms and the education and resources available for providers, workers and consumers.
Participants will also hear about the Commission’s assessment and monitoring process and what to expect from site visits.
The webinar will include a moderated Q&A session and the recording will be available on the Commission’s website.
The Improving respite care for people with dementia and their carers grant opportunity is now open on GrantConnect. Applications close on Monday 16 January 2023.
The grant program aims to increase support to informal carers and families caring for a person living with dementia, through access to dementia–specific respite services and a focus on carer wellbeing.
Grant activities will focus on innovative and new approaches to improve the quality and experience of respite care for people living with dementia.
Casino Neighbourhood Centre has just opened a low cost pantry.
Just come along, there are no eligibility requirements needed, everyone welcome. We also have a range of children’s presents and clothes available for free for families in need this Christmas as well. Further details contact Nakeeta.
E: [email protected]
T: 02 6662 2898 W: mymomentum.org.au
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care has recently launched EngAged, a monthly email newsletter for older people in Australia.
The newsletter will include regular updates from the Council of Elders, news on the aged care reforms and stories about ageing well.
It will also provide information about programs or services that may be of interest to people who use aged care.
Subscribe to EngAged or read our first edition.
We encourage you to share this information with your clients or older people in your community who may find it helpful.
The new Code of Conduct for Aged Care (the Code) sets out standards of behaviour for approved providers, their aged-care workers and governing persons, helping to build confidence in the safety and quality of care for older Australians.
Find support resources, including guidance materials for providers and workers, on the Code webpage on the Commission’s website and the Code webpage on the department’s website.
The Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW is doing a case study on how social service providers cannurture volunteering in CALD communities to reach out to older people at a higher risk of social isolation.
They focus on an under-researched model of community volunteering, which has been practised by Chinese Australian Services Society Ltd. (Huaren Fuwu She 華人服務社, here in after as “CASS”) for more than a decade. This co-designed research is funded by Multicultural NSW providing SPRC and CASS jointly contribute to the project. The central question for this research is: how has CASS managed its volunteer activities to allow continuous contributions from CALD older people? For the full article follow the link
https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/sprc/our-projects/sustaining-old-age-volunteerism-among-CALD-population
The 2023 National Volunteering Conference will be held on Ngunnawal Country, Canberra at the Australian National University from 13-14 February 2023.
Join us as we come together to launch Australia’s first National Strategy for Volunteering in ten years. Early bird registration until 16/12/22 here: https://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/2023-national-volunteering-conference/register-now/
Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) is offering Older People’s Mental Health scholarships in courses or units within its Applied Mental Health Studies framework for Semester 1, 2023.
The scholarships cover 75% of the cost of study and are supported by the NSW Ministry of Health’s Mental Health Branch.
The scholarships are open to:
Applications close on Friday, 16 December 2022.
For further information and to apply, visit the HETI website.
https://hnc.org.au/news-story/older-peoples-mental-health-scholarships-now-open-xhp/
Key healthcare workers in regional NSW will be given the opportunity to enter the workforce or upskill, thanks to the NSW Government’s $5 million Rural and Regional Health Career Scholarships program.
Full article can be found HERE.