Resthaven awards nursing scholarships for aged care
Ten nursing scholarships awarded to University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ students will help service the State's ageing population. Photo courtesy of iStock.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010
South Australia's largest aged care provider has joined forces with the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ as a 75th anniversary gift to help one of the State's fastest growth sectors - an ageing population.
, an aged care community service of the which has been operating since 1935, will support 10 scholarships for full time nursing students at the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ.
The scholarships, on offer from 2011, are open to both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students and are the first for the University's program.
Discipline Head says the scholarships will help ensure that the State's older people are given the best possible care by highly qualified professionals.
"South Australia has the oldest population in the country, with almost 16% of the State's residents aged 65 or older," Professor Kitson says. "Trends indicate that in the next 25 years this sector will grow three times as fast as the younger population, so it's imperative we attract excellent studen