Palliative care placed in the global spotlight
For one day - as part of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on 13 October - people, organisations and communities …
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Funding grants encourage communities to come together for continence
The issue of incontinence affects a large number of Australians, of all ages, but a second round of grant funding fro… -
Calls for staff ratios to be included in Royal Commission
Staff ratios have yet again been called into question with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) urging the case f… -
Grants program aims to encourage older Australians to ‘move more’
Older Australians are being reminded of the importance of exercise, with a newly launched Government initiative aimin… -
National Stroke Week to focus on healthy habits and raising awareness
National Stroke Week is here for 2018 and running from 3 to 9 September with a focus on encouraging Australians to in… -
Women’s Health Week aims to see women open up about wellbeing
Women’s Health Week for 2018 has now kicked off with the aim of helping women open up about their wellbeing and be … -
Prevention of future falls and fractures a ‘priority’
Authors of a new research report by the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry based at Neuroscience Resear… -
September sets its sights on dementia awareness
Australians are being asked to come together to raise awareness and show support for the more than 425,000 people liv… -
Independent tribunal called to change pension rates
Calls for an independent tribunal to change the amount of age pension for senior Australians have been made, as it is… -
Future care crisis ‘on the cards’ as Australians fail to plan
Failing to plan for future care has been revealed as a common trend among older Australians in a new first of its kin… -
Awareness week takes aim at seniors at risk
Older Australians who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless are just one at-risk group who are set to be at th… -
Awareness week starts conversation on wound management
This week marks an important date in the calendar in raising awareness of chronic wounds and wound care across Austra… -
How To Achieve A Glowing Complexion At Any Age
SPONSORED STORY - Older Australians are increasingly being encouraged to ‘celebrate ageing’, but sometimes the me… -
Dental Implants For Older Adults – What Are The Benefits?
SPONSORED STORY - Oral health and decisions surrounding dental can be an unexpected part of ageing for many older Au… -
DPS to discuss technology in aged care
The important relationship between technology and aged care has become a core part of the industry’s growth and fut… -
Australian housing unprepared for incoming ‘silver tsunami’
Urgent calls for a better housing plan for Australia’s ‘silver tsunami’ are being issued by industry leaders, a… -
Toilet humour trialled to tackle incontinence
Humour is being used to ‘hit back’ at a growing and silent health epidemic that leaves more than five million Aus… -
World unites for Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Australia is coming together and joining the rest of the world in a unified effort to stand against the ongoing “si… -
Older males urged to make the most of Men’s Health Week
Males of all ages across the nation are this week being asked to take some time for their health as part of the annua… -
Seniors groups and the banking industry call for a “crack down” on elder financial abuse
A number of Australia’s leading seniors and legal advocacy groups and the Australian Banking Association are callin… -
Federal, State and Territory politicians encouraged to become Dementia Friends
A social movement aiming to transform the way the nations thinks, acts and talks about dementia has been given the vo…
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Australian Healthcare Week Expo 2021
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Enrolled Nurses' Conference
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Aged Care Reform Conference 2021
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ACSA 33rd National Summit - A New Age for Aged Care
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Melbourne Aged Care Conference
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Brisbane Aged Care Conference
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