MENTAL HEALTH NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
![<p>Nick Beckett is the new Managing Director at Concentric Healthcare Services. [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/28_9_2021-Nick-Beckett-Concentric-Health-Services_210929_013351.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Concentric Health Services appoints new Managing Director
Concentric Healthcare Services has announced the appointment of Nick Beckett as their new Managing Director. Read more
![<p>Josh has found meaningful employment at Ridleyton Greek Home for the Aged with help from Barkuma. [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/28_9_2021-Barkuma-sponsored-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Employment for people with disability: celebrating new jobs and building careers in caring
SPONSORED STORY – Disability service provider, Barkuma, announces new jobs and a program that builds careers in... Read more
![<p>The Government is encouraging all people with a disability, their families, support workers and providers to give feedback on proposed changes to the NDIS. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/23_9_2021-NDIS-consultation-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Have your say on changes to the NDIS
There are two weeks left to submit your thoughts on proposed changes to the law governing the National Disability... Read more
![<p>The National Week of Deaf People theme this year celebrates Deaf communities and recognises their achievements. [Source: Supplied]]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/21_9_2021-Deaf-week-high-2.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Deaf communities celebrated for National Week of Deaf People
September 20-26 is the National Week of Deaf People and across Australia celebrations will involve sharing awareness of... Read more
![<p>Mable will grow its online platform with the investment of General Atlantic. [Source: Mable]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/20_9_2021-Mable-noticeboard-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Mable makes big deal
An organisation which provides a platform to connect care and support workers with people in need of care has signed a... Read more
![<p>Community care provider Catholic Health Australia has called for the vaccine mandate applied to aged care workers to extend to disability support workers. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/17_9_2021-support-workers-vaccination-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Aged care staff vaccinated but disability support workers still have no mandate
All aged care workers are now required to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and some States have even... Read more
![<p>New Chief Commercial Officer at Hireup Jason Chuck. [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/Noticeboard-hireup.jpg?fm=pjpg)
First Chief Commercial Officer appointed by Hireup
Online disability support worker hire and management platform Hireup has appointed its first Chief Commercial Officer to... Read more
![<p>Advocates say the process of applying for the Disability Support Pension, the low rate and inadequate employment support is causing people with disability distress. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/10_9_2021-DSP-criticised.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability
Advocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more
![<p>People with disability and their friends, family members and carers are being encouraged to follow up their first question of ‘R U OK?’ with, ‘are you really ok?’. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/9_9_2021-R-U-Ok-day-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Are you really ok? Is the question to ask today
With thousands of people with disability around Australia in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolating to stay safe during... Read more
![<p>Traineeships could meet continued growth in care workforces including disability support, home and community living. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/8_8_2021-Traineeships-for-carers-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce
With 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more