Consumers Allied Health Dementia Government invests in NSW and TAS mental health Older Australians are expected to be among those to benefit from a record spend on mental health that has been announced...
Industry Allied Health Caring & Carers $800,000 investment aims to boost training opportunities for aged care in Tas The aged care industry in North West Tasmania has welcomed an $800,000 investment from the opposition Labor Government...
Industry Allied Health Government Australian aged care peak body partners on My Health Record A new partnership has been announced between one of the aged care sectors leading peak bodies, and the Australian...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Elderly emergency care program continues to rollout across Queensland A cost-cutting fast-tracked emergency department program proven to improve the outcomes of elderly patients is expanding...
Consumers Industry Allied Health WA welcomed to national aged care system The transition to a “truly national” aged care system is almost complete as the Commonwealth Government prepare to...
Consumers Advice Allied Health 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...
Industry Allied Health End of Life End of life care project engages in second phase Additional initiatives, new partnerships, technology innovation and policy roundtables are all part of the second phase...
Consumers Advice Allied Health 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...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Home care service in SA set to take on new life One of South Australia’s (SA’s) largest providers of home-based care for older Australians, Domiciliary Care, is set...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Improved aged care access for nation’s First Peoples at the heart of a new report A landmark report focusing on the gaps, roadblocks and barriers experienced by older Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Consumers Advice Allied Health 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 annual...
Consumers Advice Allied Health How MedicAlert can help with your advanced care directive SPONSORED STORY – Advanced care planning should be a routine part of your health care, even if you’re not living...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Ageing population to blame for increased palliative care hospitalisations Australia’s growing and ageing population, paired with a rise in chronic and incurable illnesses, is being blamed for...
Industry Allied Health Research Aged care facilities welcome opportunity to “RedUSe” sedative use Effective intervention through staff education, frequent review and audits of age care home medication use, has the...
Consumers Advice Allied Health Nation asked about “What Matters Most” in end of life Australians of all ages and stages of life are being asked to reflect on “What Matters Most” from 20-26 May as part...
Consumers Advice Allied Health Seniors find ‘fitspo’ in fitness trackers Fitness trackers could be the latest and greatest ‘fitspo’ for Australia’s older generations if research by...
Industry Allied Health Education & Training Aged care residents REAP the benefits of a new study Significant implications on the way in which healthcare is delivered to nursing home residents following hospital...
Industry Allied Health Leadership Rethinking ageing in the Commonwealth Have you ever had the opportunity to hear how ageing impacts 2.4 billion people? The recent ‘Ageing in Common’...
Consumers Industry Allied Health Respite review raises calls for more funding New research has formed the backbone of a submission made by a leading aged care provider to the Aged Care Financing...
Industry Allied Health End of Life Palliative care passed over in Review recommendations Disappointment has cast a shadow on some major changes within the health industry’s Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)...
Consumers Allied Health Dementia Nation’s first people at heart of new dementia research project grants Five ground-breaking research projects targeting the high rate of dementia in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...