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   ROYAL COMMISSION DAY 3: 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…
2. • Consumers
   • End of Life

   Most older Australians unprepared for end-of-life decisions

   New research from Advance Care Pla…
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   ROYAL COMMISSION DAY TWO: Too many “potholes” in consumer journey

   Day two of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Adelaide brought concerns around malnut…

4. • 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…
5. • Consumers

   Residents and community get pampered this Valentine's Day

   Residents at Anglican Care’s Kilpatrick Court aged care home in New South Wales are feeling the love leading up to …
6. • Consumers
   • Industry

   ROYAL COMMISSION REPORT: "Significant imbalance of power between recipient and provider"

   Ineffective funding models, review and accreditation processes, staff ratios, and society attitudes towards ageing…

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   More home care packages as Government commits $662m to aged care

   An additional 10,000 home care packages across all levels will be made available as part of the Government’s recen…
8. • Consumers
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   • Positive Ageing

   Campaign to put people at the centre of aged care

   An Australia-first campaign launching during NSW Seniors Week will highlight the importance of choosing aged care pro…
9. • Consumers
   • Culture Awareness
   • Positive Ageing

   First Indian-specific facility in Dandenong gets go-ahead

   Australia’s first Indian-specific aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong has been given the green …
10. Australia’s oldest PhD graduate becomes a doctor at 94

    For Australia’s oldest PhD graduate Dr David Bottomley, learning is a life-long journey.
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    Training program to help staff walk in patients’ shoes

    An Adelaide aged care provider will be the first to trial ‘empathy suits’ as part of a staff training pilot progr…
12. • Consumers
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    • Allied Health
    • Caring & Carers
    • Products

    Mandatory repositioning a turn for the worse

    The mandated practice of two-hourly repositioning of residents in aged care facilities to prevent bedsores is ineffec…
13. • Consumers
    • Education & Training
    • Positive Ageing

    Explore your potential through Government-funded courses

    SPONSORED STORY - You’re never too old to learn new skills and with a growing number of Government-funded courses…
14. • Consumers
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    • Dementia
    • Government

    Government announces $70m in dementia support

    Some of the most vulnerable Australians living with dementia will benefit from a world-first national network of spec…
15. • Industry
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    • Government

    Industry bodies back banking royal commission recommendations

    Peak bodies representing the views of older Australians have welcomed the Government’s commitment to adopt all 76 r…