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…
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Spiritual based care important for older people
Meaningful Ageing Australia has released a research-based guide focusing on helping aged care staff to incorporate spiritu…
Australian aged care technologies wins big at international awards event
Multiple Australian aged care companies creating technology and system improvements for the industry won awards at the sev…
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Changes to Default Electricity Offer benefits older Australians
The Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) has decided to reduce energy bills between certain thresholds, benefitting … -
Labor’s rental strategy could save $11 billion and reduce homelessness
The Australian Labor Party’s National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) plan announced late last year has the pote… -
New technology to detect Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) mirror is being developed to detect symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s di… -
Launch of new advance care directive online tool
Online tool, ExSitu, was successfully developed and trialled last week with the program empowering people to take cha… -
Giving a voice to those unable to verbalise pain: PART 2
Earlier this year we looked at how PainChek®, the world’s first smartphone pain assessment and monitoring device, … -
Your guide for a pain relief regime
SPONSORED STORY - Ongoing and persistent pain is inconvenient, tiring and frustrating! Simply tolerating discomfort i… -
Sydney startup launches virtual reality experience for aged care residents
A new digital startup launched in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is giving aged care residents who are no longer physical… -
Feros Care and Google partnership to give seniors more control at home
New technology will give seniors living at home up-to-the-minute details about their care and allow them to manage t… -
DPS consumer ratings and compare provider tools in the running for international award
National multiplatform media company DPS Publishing’s efforts to improve and encourage transparency in the aged car… -
Training program to help staff walk in patients’ shoes
An Adelaide aged care provider will be the first to trial ‘empathy suits’ as part of a staff training pilot progr… -
Mandatory repositioning a turn for the worse
The mandated practice of two-hourly repositioning of residents in aged care facilities to prevent bedsores is ineffec… -
Advice on how to age gracefully with and without cosmetic surgery
SPONSORED STORY - Ageing is a natural process that many Australians embrace, but for some the desire to look in the … -
Better continence support available now
Workers across the growing aged care and disability support sectors are set to be better supported in delivering qual… -
Start-up set to start conversations at upcoming conference
The focus is turning to technology start-ups in some of the sessions and speeches scheduled for next week’s Informa… -
Trialled technology really helps ‘Care Konnect’
A new kid on the aged care technology block is proving a success among consumers, their families and providers as a w… -
Independent Living: Technology for Healthcare at Home
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Industry endorsed solution increasing transparency in aged care sector
Key stakeholders from within the aged care sector have jumped on the opportunity to support and endorse increased tra… -
IRT introduce new innovative on-demand service delivery platform
Technology is once again bringing more choice and control to the fingertips of older Australians than ever before, wi…
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Dementia Fundamentals Symposium
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LASA professional development training and workshops
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