On for old and young
Friday, 3 September 2010
It will be on for young and old when the Every Generation Festival is held in Whyalla on Thursday October 19.
Compact Alternative
Monday, 30 August 2010
Over 55 year olds are not always keen to move into a retirement village but new research shows the family home is usually too big for retirees.
Festival Fun
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
It's on for young and old. Gawler Council, in partnership with the Gawler Lions Club and the Gawler U3A, will host the 2010 Every Generation Festival in October.
OFTA Every Generation
Friday, 20 August 2010
The annual Every Generation - It's on for Young and Old - festival funded by Office for the Ageing and facilitated by patron sponsor COTA Seniors Voice, will run from 1-31 October 2010.
ACPA to host open day and festival
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Alexandrina Centre for Positive Ageing (ACPA) assists people in the community to come together to re-connect and give them a sense of purpose.
Push for aged services not bearing fruit
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
When Tony Abbott dropped into a Glenelg cafe last week, 83 year old Barbara Hays and her 85 year old cousin Doreen Gaskin politely told reporters they were happy to meet the Opposition leader while enjoying their daily coffee.
Bigger is better for older Aussies
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Downsizing is far from the minds of most older Australians who continue to live in three bedroom homes on large suburban blocks.
Australians want to grow old in their own homes
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
New research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found an overwhelming amount of Australians want to grow old in their own homes, but Australian homes and services are not up to the job.
Volunteering is good for seniors and society
Sunday, 15 August 2010
There comes a time in most people's lives when you consider volunteering.
Age old issues that the parties can't ignore
Friday, 13 August 2010
Commitment : COTA's federal election platform focuses on three key policy areas within an overall theme of challenging ageism and age discrimination.
Seniors Grill Candidates
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Seniors had a rare chance to have their voices heard during the Federal Election campaign at a Sturt candidate forum last Friday, August 6.
Crying Out For Help
Friday, 6 August 2010
Older Australians suffering institutional abuse, people with disablities confined to their homes, welfare recipients living on rice and mothers without enough money to feed their babies ...
You'll have more beds, we're just not sure where
Monday, 2 August 2010
Australians will have to wait until well after election day to find out where a Coalition Government would boost aged-care bed numbers.
Smart Houses Key to Keeping Elderly at Home
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
SMART houses equipped with movement sensors and intelligent systems are the key to keeping elderly people well and living in their own homes.
Worm Turns Towards Abbott
Monday, 26 July 2010
Tony Abbott's strong performance in last night's election debate has resurrected his campaign but the worm showed female voters favouring the nation's first female prime minister.
Getting Help on the Digital Switchover
Monday, 26 July 2010
Get ready for digital TV - questions and answers (Border Watch).
Centrelink telephone allowance for seniors now includes Internet access
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
As part of the Government’s Making Ends Meet package, the telephone allowance issued by Centrelink has been extended to include internet access.
Click Here for all the information, or alternatively you can contact your local Centrelink Office
The Grand Plan - Adelaide Hills Weekender
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
On June 30 this year the two aged care industry associations (ACSA & ACAA) and nine church based age care providers launched The Grand Plan.
Older Australians Question Abbott - AAP Newswire
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Older Australians want to know why Tony Abbott plans to scrap a program aimed at helping them stay in the workforce.
Health Plan Ignores Poor
Monday, 19 July 2010
The needs of Australia's must vulnerable are ignored in the Federal Government's health reform plan, Catholic Health Australia says.
Housing Improvements
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
All new homes will need to include wider doorways, ground level bathrooms and entry level access to comply with new voluntary building guidelines to improve living standards for young families, the aged and the disabled.
Time for Care to be a Central Issue
Friday, 9 July 2010
The federal election is upon us. The change of prime minister from Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard will give it an unexpected flavour, but we need the election to be about real issues.
Not the retiring type
Friday, 9 July 2010
Fitness centres, swimming pools, bars and restaurants - these are among the resort lifestyle features luring a new generation of retirees to age-specific housing complexes.
Assessing the detail in aged care options
Friday, 9 July 2010
organised: Australia has one of the most advanced aged care systems in the world, which is fortunate given that lilfe expectancy here is high compared with many other nations.
PMs minimum drawdown concession welcome relief for retirees
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Older Australians have described Julia Gillard's announcement this morning to reduce the minimum draw down requirements on the allocated pension accounts of self funded retirees as welcome relief.
New training places
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Nursing and other clinical specialists are hoped to get a boost from the Federal Government as part of it's Rural Health Workforce Strategy, with a promised 1000 new nursing training places Australia wide every year.
Health overhaul by mid 2012
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Riverland health services could soon be managed from interstate or by a single entity covering all of rural South Australia.
Funding support for Strathalbyn Veterans' Initiatives
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Of the $695,413 funding to be spread across Australia, four South Australian projects have attracted funding from the pool.
Subsidised scheme continues
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Disabled and elderly persons will have access to a subsidised taxi service, after Gawler Hire Car Services was approved to continue delivering the state government scheme.
Challenging times ahead for aged care
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
The Federal Government has come under fire over its failure to address a ten-year funding crisis in aged care.
8 million Aussies to get a super boost
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Millions of workers will get a savings boost of $40,000 and be able to easily check their expected retirement nest egg, as part of a superannuation revolution.
Australia Pension Review Recommends Scrapping Performance Fees
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Australians should be able to opt for low-fee funds for their retirement savings and the prudential regulator should be given more oversight to enforce greater transparency and efficiency, a government-commissioned review recommended Monday.
Crusader Who Backed the Arts
Saturday, 3 July 2010
The arts world is mourning the loss of Jim Giles AM, one of the most articulate arts advocates the State has known. He died this week aged 78.
Women in South Australia - Thinking about a Better Future
Friday, 2 July 2010
The Premier's Council for Women wants your views on the issues that affect women - employment and money, family, health, safety, well-being - whatever issues are important to you.
Plans for the Mallee Aged
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Mildura Rural City Council is now drawing up a strategy to help its older residents, following a series of public meetings, including one in Ouyen.
Aged Care an issue for Australians
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Access to affordable quality aged care is an issue weighing on the minds of all Australians, not just the elderly, new polling suggests.
Aged Care Industry Demands Increase
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Aged care operators across Australia have written an open letter to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demanding an increase in funding.
Click Here to read the full article
Research Funding Success
Thursday, 24 June 2010
COTA Seniors Voice is a partner in research with Flinders University on "Day-to-day life of adults after age 85: The interplay of mood, engagement, cognition and health in the context of prior functioning". The research has achieved an Australian Research Council Linkage grant. Other partners are Helping Hand, ECH, SA Health, OFTA and Anglicare.
Positive Ageing Awards Open For Nominations
Sunday, 20 June 2010
The Every Generation Festival and Positive Ageing Awards held during October each year are the community's chance to recognise and celebrate the lives and achievements of older people across the State.
Financial Strains
Sunday, 20 June 2010
The Federal Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has litle time left to fix an irresponsible government decision which will do considerable harm to the sector she presides over.
Court grants elderly woman right to die
Friday, 18 June 2010
A NURSING home has reportedly won Supreme Court permission to allow one of its patients to die by denying her food and medical aid.
Pension `could be quarantined'
Thursday, 17 June 2010
THE Rudd government has conceded that pensioners could be subjected to forced welfare quarantining under radical new laws set to pass the Senate in the next fortnight.
