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2023 Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) wellness and reablement report outcomes
Resources › Publications3 October 2024 - Read the findings of the 2023 Wellness and Reablement Report, which looks at CHSP providers’ progress towards embedding wellness and reablement approaches. This helps us to gain a more in-depth understanding of how wellness and reablement is delivered in practice.
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How Star Ratings works
Our work › Star Ratings for residential aged care5 March 2025 - Based on performance, aged care homes receive a rating between 1 and 5 stars across 4 sub-categories and for an Overall Star Rating. Learn about the 4 Star Ratings sub-categories and how to search for and compare aged care homes using the ‘Find a provider’ tool.
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Top 3 questions – Healthy lifestyle choices
News and media15 March 2022 - Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, discusses making healthy choices, and the small steps we can take every day to enjoy a healthy life.
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Aged care volunteer stories – Jim Daynes
Topics › Aged care › Volunteering in aged care › Volunteer stories2 May 2024 - The Share a Cuppa program aims to increase social connections within communities, specifically with older people. Hear from aged care volunteer Jim who gets great fulfilment out of his role.
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Aged care – Reforms to support people from diverse backgrounds
Resources › Publications11 May 2021 - A Budget 2021–22 fact sheet.
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National Lung Cancer Screening Program resources – Eligibility and shared decision making
Resources › Collections29 April 2025 - This collection contains information for participants and the general public about who is eligible or not eligible for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program and resources to help decide whether to screen for lung cancer.
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Support at Home program – Q&As for communication with older people, families and carers – November 2024
Resources › Publications23 February 2025 - This document has been developed to support in-home aged care providers to answer questions from older people, families and carers about the Support at Home program.
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Caring for Older People in Warmer Weather
Resources › Collections17 October 2017 - These resources are for providers of residential aged care, home care and the Commonwealth Home Support Programme. They are checklists to help people working in aged care to prepare for and manage services during a heatwave.
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COVID-19 and the particular risks for people with disability – Roundtable – Minutes and actions arising 14 July 2020
Resources › Publications14 July 2020 - This communique outlines the issues raised and key actions following the fourth Roundtable meeting on 14 July 2020. It included an update from the Department of Social Services on the National Disability Workforce Plan and the Commonwealth provided an update on COVID.
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Getting rid of childhood brain cancer
News and media3 October 2023 - The Zero Childhood Cancer Personalised Medicine Program (ZERO) is helping to improve survival outcomes for kids most at risk.