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   • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Elder Abuse

   Today’s Ageism Awareness Day fights against age-related abuse

   What does Ageism Awareness Day mean for older Australians?
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   • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   This upcoming technology could solve Australia’s aged care workforce shortage

   Some robots are used to manufacture car parts, but could robots soon be used to help older Australians in aged care...
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   • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Elder Abuse

   International Day of Older Persons to celebrate older Aussies and fight ageist stereotypes

   New Australian Human Rights Commission findings suggest that changes need to occur so older Aussies don’t...
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   • Industry
   • Allied Health
   • · Government

   Aged care quality could improve if allied health trainees receive financial assistance

   Eligible nursing students will soon receive financial assistance during placements, but allied health students are being...
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   • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   One-of-a-kind gallery opens today, featuring artworks by artists with dementia

   Dementia can affect a person’s behaviour and memory, but one art gallery is highlighting the abilities of artists...
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   • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   Aged care advocates say home care support wait times are ‘misleading’

   Council on the Ageing Chief Executive Officer Corey Irlam expressed concern about current Home Support Package wait...
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   • Industry
   • Advice
   • · Finance

   Super contribution changes could improve 370,000 aged care workers’ retirement outcomes

   With the recent government announcement, aged care workers should still keep track of their super contributions
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   • Consumers
   • Advice
   • · Finance

   New Aged Care Act: how your super could affect government support

   Older Australians with unclaimed super should be aware of what the new Aged Care Act could mean for them
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   • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Caring & Carers

   New Aged Care Act: what’s happening and when?

   With expected reforms soon to change the current Aged Care Act, older Australians and their families may be confused...
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    • Industry
    • Government

    New Aged Care Act unveiled: what happened to make it happen?

    What made the cutting room floor for the new Aged Care Act, what does it mean for your hip pocket and the care sector at...
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    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Advice

    At 69 years old, Mary Hanna was the oldest Olympian this year

    At 69 years old, Mary Hanna was the oldest Australian Olympic athlete present at the Paris 2024 Olympics, showing older...
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    • Industry
    • Health and Wellbeing

    Which generations will be hit hardest by arthritis?

    Arthritis is not only painful, it can have an impact on your mental health and cause frustration for being unable to...
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    • Consumers
    • Caring & Carers
    • · Positive Ageing

    Older Aussie carers in Victoria can access free psychology and physiotherapy services

    Older Aussies looking after loved ones may be eligible for free services at this Victorian health clinic
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    • Consumers
    • Dementia
    • · Research

    New link between Alzheimer’s disease and spatial awareness issues

    Researchers suggest there could be a link between Alzheimer’s disease and poor spatial awareness.
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    • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Caring & Carers

    Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care praises research funding allocations of $15.8 million dollars

    The National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Project scheme granted funding to Associate Professor...