Prime Minister John Howard has made a $1.5 billion pitch to older voters with a package designed to make aged care fairer and more affordable for Australia's ageing population.

DB Informatics is pleased to advise that the first stage of the major upgrade process has been completed.

A new web site that will help reduce the time it takes and the confusion out of searching for aged care services, was launched today in Canberra by the Minister for Ageing - Senator Santo Santoro.

The Aged Care Quality Association exhibited at the Adelaide Aged Care Expo 2006 and we had a good response while there. Open the article to see a few pictures of our stand.

Breaking News: - I am pleased to advise that Kim Moss from St Paul's Lutheran Hostel at Hahndorf won the two bottles of wine from the draw on our stand.

The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council has called for submissions to the Review of the Community Services Package. 

THOUSANDS of people with Alzheimer's disease who are in chronic pain suffer in silence without medication, research has revealed.

In response to the call for nominations to fill the 4 vacancies, 2 nominations have been received. From:

• Adele Tilley (restanding)
• Louise Jaensch

NURSING home operators have backed a federal government plan to appoint an Aged Care Commissioner with power to investigate claims of physical and sexual abuse of nursing home residents.

CHOOSING a nursing home could be as easy as browsing a Michelin-style guide that assigns a star rating to the food, services, and quality of care providing by different facilities.