Age Concern Pty. Ltd., established in 1986, is one of Australia's oldest private training organisations in aged care and is a Registered Training Organisation.

Prue Mellor, the Managing Director, is a registered nurse with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Gerontic Nursing.) Her experience includes positions such:

• liaison/assessment nurse for Psycho-geriatric Services in Victoria
• consultant to a psycho-geriatric hospital in The Netherlands
• session lecturer for Latrobe University and University of Victoria
• educator/consultant to a culturally specific aged care service
• health advisor on a Trade Mission to Brunei, and
• witness to the House of Representatives, Inquiry into Indigenous Health

In the last ten years over 11,000 nurses, allied health professionals and other care workers have attended our lectures, seminars, workshops, training programs, education programs and conferences. Many of the programs and courses included internationally recognised speakers such as Margo McCaffrey, Geri Hall, Professor David Ames and Professor Rhonda Nay.

Age Concern Pty. Ltd. provides the following services and aged care education and training programs in all Australian States, Territories and regions. Our internationally available progams are clearly identified:

• In-service lectures
• Aged care training and education programs
• Consultancy and preceptor training and education programs
• Alzheimer's dementia courses, training and education programs
• Training Manuals and Videos

As few people can be 'experts' in all areas, Age Concern Pty. Ltd. uses a range of qualified and experienced educators and trainers, with expertise covering most areas of aged care. Our lecturer pool includes (but is not limited to) specialists in:

• evidenced based contemporary practice
• residential care practices and routines
• the RCS funding tool
• assessment, documentation and Care Planning
• accreditation preparation, Gap analysis, and
• experts on clinical issues such as wound care, pain management, palliative care, Alzheimer's and other causes of demetia

The education and training programs are:

• evidence based (for Accreditation)
• referenced (to support RCS claims)
• practical and are modified according to level of staff attending
• tailored to your particular needs