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1. • Consumers
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   • End of Life
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   More choice in NSW palliative care support

   Thousands of New South Wales (NSW) families supporting loved ones with a life-limiting illness will have more choice …
2. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • End of Life
   • Home & Community
   • Positive Ageing

   New “one-stop shop” to improve pain management in aged care

   A revised and expanded book and additional resources for pain management in residential aged care homes promises to b…
3. • Industry
   • Consumers
   • Positive Ageing
   • Providers
   • Research

   ROYAL COMMISSION: Some would “rather die” than go into residential care

   UnitingCare Australia National Director Claerwen Little has revealed some concerning consumer feedback the organisati…

4. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Government
   • Workforce

   ROYAL COMMISSION: Funding “not sustainable”, compassion crucial to effective care

   Concerns around ineffective funding models and workforce skills mix were heard at the Royal Commission hearings yeste…
5. • Consumers

   Retire in style

   SPONSORED STORY: In the next three decades, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is expected to experience signific…
6. • Industry
   • Consumers
   • Dementia
   • Government
   • Providers

   ROYAL COMMISSION: Dementia training falls short, more staff not the answer

   Dementia is the “chronic condition of the 21st Century” and post-diagnosis support is crucial for people living w…

7. • Consumers
   • Industry
   • Allied Health
   • Government
   • Providers

   ROYAL COMMISSION: Serious risk increase, gaps in home care regulation

   There were 3,773 reported assaults in nursing homes across Australia in 2017/18, the Royal Commission into Aged Care…
8. • Industry
   • Consumers
   • Government

   Inclusive and diverse services under new action plan

   Resources to help aged care providers, peak organisations and governments deliver inclusive and culturally-safe servi…
9. • Consumers
   • Home & Community
   • Positive Ageing

   Rural services stretched to the limit

   Limited aged care and health services in remote Australia triggers an unnecessary number of preventable hospital stay…

10. • Consumers
    • Home & Community
    • Nutrition

    Baptist Care SA opens first food hub in Adelaide CBD

    Older people struggling to pay for groceries and everyday food items are among those benefiting from Adelaide’s fir…
11. • Consumers
    • Nutrition
    • Positive Ageing

    Whole foods over supplements for better brain health as we age

    Eating whole, plant-based foods rather than taking individual supplements will go a long way to keeping our brain hea…
12. • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Positive Ageing
    • Research
    • Technology

    Falls prevention program delivers promising results

    A reactive balance training program run by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) has shown a 60 percent risk reduct…
13. • Consumers
    • Industry
    • Dementia
    • Education & Training
    • Mental Health

    ROYAL COMMISSION: Misuse of psychotropic drugs, lack of qualified workers

    The dangers of antidepressant use in dementia patients and decline in registered nurses across the system were topics…
14. • Consumers
    • End of Life

    Most older Australians unprepared for end-of-life decisions

    New research from Advance Care Pla…
15. • Consumers
    • Industry

    ROYAL COMMISSION: Training key to improving aged care system

    The lack of mandatory dementia training for aged care workers and home care waiting lists are among the immediate iss…