Expo a ‘one-stop-shop’ for healthcare professionals
The 2019 Australian Healthcare Week has doubled in size and will feature 70 percent more speakers and content than last year, s…
Education & Training
Dementia masterclasses for industry leaders
SPONSORED STORY - Dementia Australia has announced a series of practical masterclasses around the country to help prepa…
Professor John Newnham named Senior Australian of the Year
A 67 year old obstetrics specialist from Perth, Western Australia (WA), Professor John Newnham AM, was named the Senior Au…
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ROYAL COMMISSION: Issues with consistent health and aged care
The final three days of this year’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Canberra heard f… -
Mature workers are struggling to find work in Australia
Older Australian workers are feeling excluded from the workforce, and have limited development opportunities and flex… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Health care and aged care systems don’t work together
The last hearings for this year of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, held in Canberra, the Aust… -
New Stolen Generations resources to guide aged care sector and medical experts
New resources for the aged care sector and medical professionals to better support Stolen Generations survivors was l… -
VR workshop educates aged care workers in mealtimes for people with dementia
National peak body, Dementia Australia, has launched a new workshop through its Centre for Dementia Learning, utilisi… -
National Registration Body for Aged Care Workers Launches
A national aged care workers registration body was launched last week, following multiple calls during the Royal Comm… -
Push to keep older Australians in the workforce has split peak bodies
Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, has proposed upskilling older Australians to keep them in the workforce for lo… -
DPS helping you stay at home for longer with brand new resource
Australians are living longer than ever before and most people want to live in their own home and community as they a… -
New cookbook raises funds for dementia bus
Not-for-profit Perth based organisation, Community Vision, has launched its newest recipe book to raise money for the… -
LASA Congress presents positivity around the future of ageing
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) hosted their LASA 2019 National Congress - Better Ageing Futures i… -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care discrimination towards LGBTIQ and ATSI people
The last two days of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety involved statements from people who have … -
Hot debate on the aged care sector in Q&A program
The topic of aged care caused hot debate during the latest episode of the ABC program Q&A, as seniors, aged care … -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Peak bodies pushed back against Diversity Framework
Covering diversity in aged care, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety started their next set of hea… -
Celebrating our older persons on an international scale
Today is the International Day of Older Persons, which celebrates our older people and draws attention to the needs a… -
New spiritual care resource unveiled
Peak body for spiritual care and ageing, Meaningful Ageing Australia, has launched a new resource guide, providing a … -
Dementia Action Week asks, do you discriminate against people with dementia?
Dementia Action Week kicks off today, running from 16-22 September, and is challenging Australians perceptions around… -
Study raises concerns over elderly blood management
Research from the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has raised concerns around blood management in older patient… -
Giving a nationwide voice to older LGBTI people in aged care
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex (LGBTI) older people will be able to magnify their voices and experie… -
First travelling dementia bus launched in WA
Western Australia’s (WA) first travelling community dementia bus was launched last Wednesday, providing dementia ca…