A new study by James Cook University is trialling a framework that has the potential to reduce the risk of falls in older Australians by 40 per cent if proven successful. Set to begin this year, the five-year study will ...
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Aged care nurses call for accountability
Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across Australia travelled to Canberra to address "ongoing failures" by providers, and to call for accountability. The group stood together to call out aged care providers, saying "they can't be trusted" to ...
More »Perth aged care worker charged over alleged assault
A 27-year-old aged care worker has been charged with indecently assaulting a male resident in an aged care facility. Police reported on Tuesday that the assault allegedly occurred at an aged care facility in Perth's western suburbs last Friday. The ...
More »Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them?
Matthew Xerri, Griffith University This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with some groups’ wages set to increase by more than 28%. The news was a welcome relief for much of the ...
More »Intergeneration program’s growth benefits all
A Victorian aged care and high school’s intergenerational program has reached a new level of success. Dubbed the iGEN program, students from Catherine McAuley College are paired up with residents from Mercy Health Bethlehem and Mercy Health’s senior living community, ...
More »New study: Increase in retirement age impacts health
A new study has found people who stop work earlier are more likely to experience all the benefits of retirement. With the retirement age increasing to 67 last year, the study found that this could be more damaging to people's ...
More »‘More of the same’: Response to Taskforce report – Opinion
The issue with the Aged Care Taskforce's recommendations isn't solely the proposed increased payments for residential care. It's about what value we'll receive for the additional investment, potentially up to $50k per year or more if we opt for additional ...
More »Half of Australians in aged care have depression. Psychological therapy could help
Tanya Davison, Swinburne University of Technology and Sunil Bhar, Swinburne University of Technology While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression. Symptoms such ...
More »New research reveals alarming delay in senior dental care
Renewed calls for a dental benefits scheme have been made after new research found seniors delayed or completely putting off going to the dentist due to costs. Research released by the Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia has found that ...
More »Aged care workers pay hike ‘not inflationary’
Claims that a pay boost for some 350,000 aged care workers could fuel inflationary pressures have been dismissed by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells. On Friday, the Fair Work Commission awarded increases of up to 13.5 per cent on top of 15 per cent granted last ...
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