State winners set to go head-to-head in aged care awards
It has been a big month for aged care providers across the nation, with the staggered announcements of the State and …
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By-election brings opportunity to focus on older Australians
A number of the nation’s leading aged care peak bodies are calling on candidates in the upcoming Federal by-electio… -
New national network ‘needed’ to win race against dementia
The nation’s quest to find cures, prevent and better manage dementia is set to be turbocharged with the launch of t… -
Applying for the Age Pension ‘too hard, too complicated and too long’
Older Australians are coming forward in a new research report with complaints about the Centrelink application proces… -
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… -
Death and dying 101 - calls made for end of life education to be included in curriculum
Students across Queensland could soon be learning about death and dying in the classroom if action is taken following… -
Seniors warned over shocking scam statistics
A high alert has been issued for all Australians after a new report has revealed that more money was lost to scammers… -
Intergenerational redevelopment gets the “go-ahead” in SA
In an Australian first, a local South Australian Council has given the go-ahead on an innovative proposal which will … -
Aged care doctor makes debut as author
Australian aged care doctor, Sebastian Rees, has put pen to paper and made his debut as an author, releasing his firs… -
Budget brings “mixed emotions” for aged care
Expectations that last night’s 2018-19 Federal Budget announcement would see 2018 as the “year of action” for a… -
Seniors find ‘fitspo’ in fitness trackers
Fitness trackers could be the latest and greatest ‘fitspo’ for Australia’s older generations if research by Wes… -
Last minute priority pleas pre-Budget
Final pleas to make aged care a priority are being made by a number of the nation’s aged care peak bodies ahead of … -
NEXT GENeration of aged care leaders step up
A new initiative is bringing the next generation of the aged care workforce together in an attempt to promote the cha… -
Quest for quality in aged care results in new Quality and Safety Commission
Improving the quality of and confidence in the nation’s aged care sector, the Federal Government has today announce… -
Struggling aged care sector needs urgent government support
Urgent calls are being made by the nation’s aged care and age services peak bodies that government changes to aged … -
Media coverage continues to call into question aged care quality
The quality of care received in aged care homes across the nation is once again a hot topic of discussion, thanks to… -
Unannounced audits set to shake up residential aged care in sector reforms
Reforms to introduce unannounced quality and safety audits throughout all Australian residential aged care homes have… -
Oakden report: “It should not have happened. It must never happen again.”
Shocking statements, personal experiences and finger pointing have all been outlined in the South Australian Independ… -
Surveillance cameras in aged care should be considered
The spark for the ongoing topic of surveillance cameras in aged care has once again been ignited in a recent submissi… -
Aged care ratios: the right call?
After months of lobbying and advocating, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is stepping up its ef… -
Quality of food in aged care up for discussion again
Aged care peak bodies are hitting back at mainstream media reports based on data first released mid last year about …
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