End of Life Government Mental Health Fight for voluntary assisted dying laws continues across Australia The discussion around voluntary euthanasia laws in Australia continues this week, after Tasmania became the latest to...
Caring & Carers Culture Awareness End of Life Importance of spiritual care for palliative patients highlighted for Palliative Care Week In recognition of National Palliative Care Week, the national peak body for palliative care, Palliative Care Australia,...
Home & Community Mental Health Positive Ageing Riverina Gums Men’s Group fosters male friendships One resident’s initiative is bringing the men of a New South Wales retirement facility together for friendship and...
Dementia Elder Abuse Government Fresh allegations push Oakden closer to closure The doors of the Oakden Nursing Home in South Australia may close sooner than first thought following two new claims of...
Education & Training Mental Health Providers Aged care residents more likely to experience mental health issues Older Australians in residential aged care facilities are five times more likely than those living independently to...
Dementia Elder Abuse Government Calls for Repat to be used for Oakden residents With dementia care facilities closing immediately at Oakden, South Australia, due to ‘serious issues’, the State...
Dementia Elder Abuse Government ‘Serious issues’ cause immediate closure of SA home An independent review into The Makk and McLeay Nursing Home at the Older Person’s Mental Health Service in Oakden,...
Mental Health Flinders upgrade includes mental health services for older people Older South Australians who need specialist mental health care will benefit from a new Older Persons Mental Health...
Allied Health Mental Health COTA calls for Mental Health Care change When a recent Fairfax Media investigation revealed wide-spread mental healthcare neglect of residents in aged care...
Mental Health Specialist transition unit to open in New South Wales The Mental Health Aged Care Partnership Initiative (MHACPI) transition unit, part of NSW Health’s Pathways to...
Caring & Carers Education & Training Mental Health Meeting older people’s spiritual needs Developed in a partnership between Meaningful Ageing Australia (formerly known as PASCOP), Spiritual Health Victoria...
Education & Training Mental Health Improving mental health support of older people A free online course will help aged care workers recognise or manage depression and anxiety in the older people they...
Mental Health Depression knows no age Depression and anxiety touch the lives of countless Australians, both young and old, every day. A recent study suggests...
Mental Health Don’t be afraid to reach out for help Seniors are being urged to reach out for support to protect themselves from depression, loneliness and anxiety as part...
Caring & Carers Mental Health Reducing depression in nursing homes requires more than just antidepressants More than half (52%) of aged care residents have symptoms of depression, compared with 10-15% of older people living in...
Mental Health Providers Healthy ageing at risk without a plan Research shows home based community support, together with mental health treatment for older people, can reduce the...
Mental Health Providers ‘Emerging from the shadows’ of social isolation A new research project is seeking the experiences and views of older Australians, aged 65 years and over, in order to...
Caring & Carers Mental Health Providers Group bonding halts depression for all walks of life Becoming a part of a social group can significantly reduce the effects of depression, according to new research from the...
Mental Health Providers The experience of e-mental health resources Nurses or allied health practitioners working in primary care are invited to take part in a survey which evaluates their...
Dementia Mental Health Treating depression and dementia together A University of Sydney study is looking into the effectiveness of omega-3 supplements and the antidepressant,...
Mental Health Silver tsunami’ of loneliness a killer Loneliness in old age is twice as damaging as obesity in increasing the chances of an early death, a study has found....