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Results of the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR)

on Wednesday, March 23, 2016

As announced earlier this week, a total of 17,385 new aged care places (10,940 residential aged care places and 6,445 home care places) were allocated across Australia in the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR). These new places have an estimated annual recurrent funding value of over $910 million.

Results of the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR)

$910 Million Boost Creates Over 17,000 New Aged Care Places

on Monday, March 21, 2016

Thousands of Australians will benefit from a substantial increase in funding for aged care services, with the Australian Government announcing 17,385 new aged care places worth an estimated $910 million.

$910 Million Boost Creates Over 17,000 New Aged Care Places

3D ‘Dementia-Friendly Home’ App to Assist Carers and Empower People Living with Dementia

on Wednesday, March 16, 2016

The Dementia-Friendly Home app has been launched by Alzheimer’s Australia Vic. Using interactive 3D game technology Unreal Engine, the tablet app provides carers with ideas to make their home more accessible for people living with dementia.

3D ‘Dementia-Friendly Home’ App to Assist Carers and Empower People Living with Dementia

Samsung & Deakin University to Trial In-Home AI Aged Care Technology

on Friday, March 11, 2016

Samsung and Deakin University have announced they will carry out a six-week trial of the Holly Project in five residential homes in Geelong, Victoria. The trial will identify how AI (artificial intelligence) technology can help elderly Australians live in their own homes for longer.

Samsung & Deakin University to Trial In-Home AI Aged Care Technology