“We’re doing the best that we can do with what we have right now, and that’s all we can be expected to do. The present situation is beyond just being resilient.” —Anonymous Care Worker The Oxford Dictionary defines resilience as ‘the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness’. Combined with notions of resilience as a…
Virtual reality (VR) and immersive learning provides a fast and cost effective empowering skills solution that overcomes challenges age services organisations are currently experiencing. What makes VR and immersive learning so special?VR is often associated with diversional therapy for aged care residents. However, it’s true strength also lies in its ability to deliver impactful skills-based…
“For to permit yourself to do only that which you are good at is to be trapped in a cage whose bars are not steel but self-judgement.” —Tim Wu, Professor, Columbia Law School If you’ve been in age services for a while, and believe that our industry has the potential to be a force for…
innovAGEING and its Foundation Partners, the Commonwealth Bank and KPMG Australia, are honoured to declare the winners of the 2021 innovAGEING National Awards. From a village-like community, to de-institutionalising age services, innovative manual handling training delivery, and a care hotel to avoid hospital admission – this year’s innovAGEING winners highlight an exciting range of ingenuity…
Learn more about how innovation is being implemented in the Aged Care industry through different case studies.
