Disability care

In an effort to encourage young Australians to embark on careers in aged care and other health and social care roles, the Human Services Skills Organization has launched an online learning platform designed to increase training and employment rates in the care sector. More than 250,000 workers will need to …

A ‘prone team’, wearing personal protective equipment, prepares to turn a COVID-19 patient onto his stomach in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images/TNS) Federal officials remind medical professionals nationwide that denying treatment because a person has a disability is often illegal, even if …

Among those not included in the temporary rate increases were state behavioral health providers, who told the Appropriations Committee about staffing shortages and rising costs that are reducing their ability to help injured people, at the same time as the pandemic has created an explosion of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, …

It’s definitely an employee market right now. Everywhere you look there are signs pointing to a need to hire people. Service in most places is slower due to fewer staff, forcing some to reduce their opening hours. It seems fast food restaurants are getting more and …

CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — The Carlisle Police Department just launched its Handle with Care registry so that in the event of an emergency, they have all the information they need to respond. In an emergency the police don’t always have a full picture of what they are responding to and …

There was an increased prevalence of geriatric conditions – meaning pre-existing disability, frailty and multimorbidity – in elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) between 1998 and 2015, according to the results. of a study published in the journal Chest. Investigators in the current study sought to explore …

The government rejected strong cross-party support in the House of Lords for proposals that would mean many disabled people would never have to pay for their social care. The proposed amendment to the Government’s Health and Care Bill would mean that anyone in England who enters the social system aged …

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Despite the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Department of Human Services, Division of Child Protection, said Wednesday it continues to reduce the use of foster families by connecting families to resources and services that support children and young adults to stay safely at …

An adult with mental health issues and a learning disability was kicked out of a care home without food, medicine or water at the height of the pandemic. The Local Democracy Reporting Service reported in September last year that a service user who lived at Selbourne Mews care home in …

As Global Privacy Program Manager, you will act as a strategic partner for Dell’s Customer Service and Technical Services teams. Reporting to Dell’s Global Privacy Program Manager, you will implement strategic privacy compliance program priorities, ensure Dell is compliant with the law and provide guidance on privacy matters. This will …