News
Apr/May 2012
Calls for changes to visa programs
Keeping the spiritual flame burning
Lobby groups search for recruits
Groups wait and listen after move to ‘one...
Older workers good value, says age champion
Push to keep indigenous funding
Heralding the era of competition
Fire safety high on the agenda
Budget ‘leaks’ point to finance reform
Feb/Mar 2012
Politicians supportive of reform, say stakeholders
Social workers need to exert influence
Care givers value respite: research
Pushing for a place at the table
Palliative care inquiry extended
Cavities remain in dental hygiene
Educators spar on complementary medicine
Push to fill gap in funding
Push to promote pastoral care
Dec 11/Jan 12
Stakeholders report on aged care reform progress
Regulatory body confirms aged care training top...
Demographics will force a shift to positive ageing
Agencies work to help elderly in squalor
Baby boomers’ ignorance of sexual health a risk...
Researchers work to keep Meals on Wheels running
Growing housing concerns for single, older women
Providers in preparations for natural disasters
Broad praise for new complaints system
Elderly most at risk of climate change, says...
Exercise to help carers beat the blues
Industry in the dark over rise in assaults claims
Oct/Nov 2011
Politicians open-minded on PC proposals
How industry can make the PC recommendations a...
Financial impact of PC blueprint on industry
'A lot of unknowns' around peaks merger: Pretty
How the media covered the PC report
Study could help link funding to outcomes
Legislation fails seniors, says carer
Technology will be central to industry of the...
Concede to succeed in reform - UK shows the way
Housing the key to good ageing policy: expert
Aug/Sep 2011
Regulating ourselves to death
Minister orders review of assaults
Providers not keen on consumer 'report card'
Watershed research on suicide risk among carers
Focus on human happiness: Becker
Skills council aware of Cert III issues
Age the invisible discrimination in society, says...
Look to private sector for research dollars:...
Contradictory claims on ACAR
Jun/Jul 2011
Mixed reaction to workforce fund
Ready for challenges ahead: McClure
Gap between aged and acute care highlighted
Sector prepares for Forgotten Australians
Half of residents have dementia: AIHW
The new market?
Apr/May 2011
Questions and answers
Calls for inquiry into older people's rights
Expert urges caution before 'jumping on...
Calls for public awareness campaign on dementia
'New Tricks' team for aged care
Providers' take force role in doubt
Praise for community care standards
New rankings to set back ageing journal
A great ride
Feb/Mar 2011
Walton welcomes AACRC
Discontent on pay continues
One stop shop
Leave it to the market?
Making it happen
Ageing women pose challenges for industry: report
‘A bureaucratic nightmare’
Fear of the unknown?
ACAR includes gay packages
It’s a long road to Canberra
Going the distance
Great expectations
A place at the inn?
Adding it up
User pays not the solution: academics
Turning to reverse mortgage market
Impact of user charges on consumers unclear
‘Old fashioned thinking’
At arm’s length
A class of their own
Cost of care to reflect needs of diversity
Dec 10/Jan 11
An unholy matrimony?
Review, review: where for art thou?
The power of persuasion
Fitness program wins IOY award
The silent predictor
Governor General hears from providers
Dementia research dollars have increased: NHMRC
Butler reverses social workers policy
Sustained growth in community care: census
PC inquiry delayed
A policy black hole
Oct/Nov 2010
The gods are aligning?
Spend on dementia research criticised
Tribunal slams sanctions
More gloomy views on industry’s future
Mapping a way forward
COAG health deal on the rocks?
The leader of the pack
Aug/Sep 2010
Providers want united voice: survey
The great demise?
Putting choice at the centre
Game on
Consumers want more government involvement in...
Bonus fails to lure back nurses
Parker confident CIS review will still influence
National registration for nurses, except WA
Jun/Jul 2010
When complaints fall on deaf ears
A difficult balancing act
Workforce front and centre of PC inquiry
Wages of fast food and zoo workers top aged care:...
Entry to residential facilities largely...
Forget bras, it’s time to burn your continence...
Healthscope plans dead in the water?
WA and Victoria out of HACC reform
Budget blues
The new wave
Apr/May 2010
Seniors group quiz members on funding alternatives
Buffering against stress
Flood of reports confirm poor finances
Nurses call for better funding ahead of budget
Jobs boom in aged care
Still in the dark over nurse registration
Feb/Mar 2010
Government program still in transition: study
The greyer the doctor, the better the care
Food back in focus
the future's grey
We’re in the money, for now
ACAR announced, three months late
Court ruling puts professional boundaries in focus
Dec 09/Jan 10
Missing in action
Snoezelen under the microscope
Providers can act to minimise recruitment...
Industry fed up with lack of action
Hospitals bad for residents’ health
Lack of fairness, integrity in CIS: Commissioner
Accreditation and CIS too paper focussed: academic
Shape up, or ship out
Education & Training
Apr/May 2012
Call for more ageing study in uni courses
Aged care offers training answers
Feb/Mar 2012
Escaping loneliness
Not an optional extra
Dec 11/Jan 12
Teaching nursing homes prove effective
Night-time dementia care advice
Oct/Nov 2011
Industry-university partnerships prove useful
What needs to happen in training
No surety of standards in Cert III
Program helps staff deal with grief
Aug/Sep 2011
Dealing with death
Resurrecting the 'academic rigor'
Protect from harm
Jun/Jul 2011
A renewed focus
Dealing with diabetes
Apr/May 2011
Lessons for learning
Where demand meets supply
A coordinated approach
Feb/Mar 2011
The next generation
At the heart of the matter
Dec 10/Jan 11
Bringing dignity to death and dying
Oct/Nov 2010
Red shoots of recovery
Learning at the coalface
Birds in a nest
Aug/Sep 2010
The sky’s the limit
Beating the blues
Jun/Jul 2010
Actions speak louder than words
Brushing up on oral health care
Apr/May 2010
It all comes out in the wash
Leaders of tomorrow
Culture clash
Dec 09/Jan 10
The personal touch
The critical first moments
Breaking the negative cycle
Pathways to a new future
Dealing with difficult pasts
From top to bottom
Honouring the human spirit in aged care
A helping hand up the ladder
Management & Finance
Apr/May 2012
Looking overseas to fill the gaps
Industry push for slice of federal budget
Feb/Mar 2012
Sector prepares for building rush
It’s on for young and old
Grey army to the rescue
Nurses eager for higher role
Staff need to mourn, study finds
National work safety laws start
Keep the divide between managing and governing
Dec 11/Jan 12
Industry calls for a special bank
Operator tries to ease roster pressures
Good governance the key to success
Attracting Gen Y
Oct/Nov 2011
Surviving sanctions: one provider's story
Getting the executive 'dream team'
Ruling body responds to paperwork criticisms.
Aug/Sep 2011
Quiet before the storm?
Pushing through the ceiling
Empower staff and the rest will follow, says...
Jun/Jul 2011
...where competition is king
New options?
Mind the gap
Apr/May 2011
When the floods clear
The heavy hand of government
The big picture
Risk and reward?
Feb/Mar 2011
Lessons for leaders
Raising the dough
Dec 10/Jan 11
Against the odds
Speculation nation
Winners and losers
State of play
Learning to lead
Oct/Nov 2010
The forum
Getting the facts on social media
Aug/Sep 2010
Family ties
Leading the way
Around the world and back again
Making cents of the regime
Jun/Jul 2010
An age-old problem
It’s the thought that counts
Do as I say, not as I do?
Good, but not good enough
Apr/May 2010
A good death
The forgotten ones
New player on the scene
Feb/Mar 2010
Much ado about nothing?
Aged care's angels
Changing hands
Size matters
Fortunes continue to fluctuate
Making your voice heard
Dec 09/Jan 10
Purse strings continue to tighten
Source of support
A mixed bunch
From red to black
One bad apple
Making cents of the industry’s coppers
Going for broke
Building & Refurbishment
Apr/May 2012
History rubs off on new centre
Feb/Mar 2012
Domestic feel better than hotel
Dec 11/Jan 12
Gardening proves beneficial for seniors
Aged care interiors used to soothe residents
Oct/Nov 2011
New models of living will develop in reformed...
New build shows importance of sustainability
Aug/Sep 2011
Those in the know
Jun/Jul 2011
The right frequency
Laundry matters and infection control
Dead-end dementia corridors
Apr/May 2011
Confronting the challenge
Designing to demand
Facilities for the future
Dec 10/Jan 11
An important first step
Oct/Nov 2010
The mother of the house
Aug/Sep 2010
Power to the people
The communities we need
Turning the concept into reality
Jun/Jul 2010
Bedding: redressing the valance
Why it pays to be green
The new nirvana?
Apr/May 2010
Aged care’s Cinderella
Some rules were made to be broken
The devil’s in the detail
Designing with cultural finesse
Feb/Mar 2010
From household to neighbourhood
The cost of indifference
Dec 09/Jan 10
Building better
Changing with the times
The re-emergence of small?
Stunningly Swiss
Out of sight, out of mind
Clinical - Nutrition
Apr/May 2012
Dispelling myths of diabetes and nutrition
Feb/Mar 2012
Good eating can improve healing
Eating, dementia and the fish tank
Dec 11/Jan 12
More than brown rice and lentils
Oct/Nov 2011
A chef's secrets for success
Tackling malnutrition and dehydration
Supplements in residents' diets
Aug/Sep 2011
Food for thought
A bite of life
Jun/Jul 2011
A spoonful of sugar...
Food for thought
Apr/May 2011
Weighing it up
Feb/Mar 2011
The real deal?
Dec 10/Jan 11
The body’s building blocks
Nutrition and dementia
Oct/Nov 2010
Striking a balance
Making moist meals
Aug/Sep 2010
Food, in the final days
Apr/May 2010
Why vitamin D is in the spotlight
Feb/Mar 2010
Calling in the experts
A simmering issue
Year round menu?
Are you being served?
Giving outbreaks the serve
A very weighty issue
Clinical - Infection Control
Apr/May 2012
Climate change a threat to health
Jun/Jul 2010
Keeping the slate clean
Managing the norovirus nightmare
Protecting the vulnerable
Joining the dots
Clinical - Woundcare
Apr/May 2012
Avoiding the pressure points
Feb/Mar 2011
Wound wonderland
Oct/Nov 2010
Second thoughts
Education leads to empowerment
We are the champions
Feb/Mar 2010
Looking after the whole patient, not just the hole
Unwrapping a big issue
Nutrition and wound healing
The politics of woundcare
A two pronged approach to skin protection
Clinical - Palliative Care
Apr/May 2012
The dignity of the personal story
Feb/Mar 2012
Life Before Death
End of life a community affair
Palliative route avoids unnecessary treatment
Aug/Sep 2011
'A good death'
The Deathtalker's message to aged care
Dec 10/Jan 11
Journey of the end of life
The right advice
Clinical
Feb/Mar 2012
Clarity needed in dental campaign
Dental scheme under spotlight
Clinical - Pain Management
Feb/Mar 2012
Different paths to provide relief
Apr/May 2011
Behind the mask
Clinical - Continence
Oct/Nov 2011
Facing up to the facts on incontinence
Incontinence in ethnic communities explored
Oct/Nov 2010
When only the best will do
Nipping it in the bud
Time for a change in priorities
Apr/May 2010
The dreaded diarrhoea
New device hits market
Continence first hits Australia
A little care goes a long way
Forecasting future industry need
Clinical - Medication Management
Aug/Sep 2011
A powerful partnership
Oct/Nov 2010
Filling the gaps
Clinical - Falls Prevention
Apr/May 2011
Sleeping tablet a nightmare for falls?
On the move
Dec 10/Jan 11
Don’t worry, be happy
Fitness and falls
Time to use our heads
Technology
Apr/May 2012
The bush telegraph goes online
NBN to revolutionise care, industry told
Banding together for bandwidth
Feb/Mar 2012
Healing process captured online
Dec 11/Jan 12
Getting wise to the smart home
Expert advice for seniors on avoiding online...
In-home monitoring trial proves successful
Aug/Sep 2011
Human connections
Jun/Jul 2011
The real winners
More for less?
Tools for the future
Learning for living
Duplication nation
Apr/May 2011
Better safe than sorry
In the hands of machines
Getting smart, slowly
Feb/Mar 2011
Telehealth re-booted
Dec 10/Jan 11
Where in the world
Never too old
Getting ready for tomorrow, today
Oct/Nov 2010
The wonders of wireless
Getting connected
The golden ticket?
Aug/Sep 2010
Keep it simple
Hospital, at home
Vale the lost sock
Jun/Jul 2010
State of the nation
Switching on
Behind the times
Next gen care goes online
Apr/May 2010
Join the club
Feb/Mar 2010
We've only just begun
The great transformation
Dec 09/Jan 10
Don’t call us, we’ll call you
On the record
Clever communications
When the price is right
Community Care
Apr/May 2012
Mother and daughter
Breaking the mould
Groups work to stop lonely deaths
Who are the consumers?
Tripping over family purse strings
Feb/Mar 2012
Fair pay now rings true
Dec 11/Jan 12
Help can be a quick phone call away
We’re growing older, just like Zsa Zsa
Oct/Nov 2011
'Flying squad' helping seniors at home
Resource to help share the family caring duties
Aug/Sep 2011
Too much work, not enough time
New ways of thinking about care, and carers
Mapping community attitudes
Give older people control over budgets: Rees
Jun/Jul 2011
Asking timely questions
The new kids on the block
Apr/May 2011
The right balance
What's going on out there?
Feb/Mar 2011
The art of independence
Dec 10/Jan 11
Cause for concern
Forty years on, and the struggle continues
Tuning into consumers
Precision planning
Oct/Nov 2010
The art of independence
Smoke and mirrors
Aug/Sep 2010
Home sweet home
Global comparisons
Jun/Jul 2010
The stigma of support
No place like home
Seeing the person, not the problem
Apr/May 2010
Looking towards the light
Keeping it in the family
Feb/Mar 2010
Breaking down the silos
Growing older, together
Dec 09/Jan 10
The seeds of growth
Behind closed doors
Spreading the word
The wide angle
Doing it differently
Opinion
Feb/Mar 2012
Hard financial decisions needed now
Moving from behind closed doors
Dec 11/Jan 12
Razzle dazzle versus soul
Keeping perspective after Quakers Hill
Oct/Nov 2011
With reforms, Australia could lead the way...
PC presents a 'smorgasbord of choice'
Jun/Jul 2011
Head to head
Apr/May 2011
The pursuit of happiness
Feb/Mar 2011
Hopes and fears
It’s time to embrace ageing
Playing poker with the PC
Perfect timing
Delving into the detail
A leap of faith
We’re nearly all in agreement
A welcome change
Shifting focus
Some healthy competition
Re-orienting the system
Avoiding clichés
The invisible majority
Once in a generation opportunity
More than one ball in the air
Law and order
Oct/Nov 2010
Smeared and sneered
Jun/Jul 2010
Nelson goes to COAG
Apr/May 2010
Changing the negative to a positive
Feb/Mar 2010
Resident profile should dictate care delivery
Ten green bottles
Food for the soul
A sense of belonging
Securing a basis for funding discussion
Securing a basis for funding discussion
Lifestyle
Apr/May 2012
Choice and control the key to wellbeing
Adding life to years, not just years to life
A laugh a day
Feb/Mar 2012
Vertical gardens take root
Dec 11/Jan 12
Author working with seniors on their stories
Oct/Nov 2011
Studies examine apathy, anxiety and depression in...
Dec 10/Jan 11
Lending an ear
Gen Y and elderly working up a sweat together
Oct/Nov 2010
A relentless appetite
A grand old time
Aug/Sep 2010
It’s a kind of magic
Gone fishin’
Jun/Jul 2010
Out of the darkness
A story worth telling
Apr/May 2010
Affairs of the heart
Feb/Mar 2010
A life worth living
All the world’s a stage
Fit for Life
Green fingers have the soothing touch
Mind,body and soul
Dementia
Apr/May 2012
Sustaining sexuality in residential care
Dec 11/Jan 12
Shedding light on the dark hours.
Home design goes high-tech.
Understanding the final journey
Group homes for people with dementia prove...
Oct/Nov 2011
Staff see success in arts projects in dementia...
The power of puppets for communication
Jun/Jul 2011
Unlocking the puzzle
Hitting the right note
Drug free zone
Apr/May 2011
The housing of untold stories
Feb/Mar 2011
On the road again
Dec 10/Jan 11
A lasting legacy
Into the fray
Oct/Nov 2010
The beauty of what remains
A fact of life, and death
The hidden epidemic
Aug/Sep 2010
Spreading the word
Jun/Jul 2010
Ethical grey land?
The best medicine
A brain gain,in more ways than one
Dec 09/Jan 10
Beyond words
Great minds come together
Change is coming
All about attitude
The sound of feelings
Breaking News
14 May, 2012
Bipartisan support for reform?
New Associate Degree in Dementia Care launched
Majority of complaints resolved early
RDNS launches virtual consults
7 May, 2012
Dental, aged care features of health budget
Further support for older workers
Lessons learnt from disasters
Providers seek reform detail
30 April, 2012
NDIS advocates rally across Australia
Recruitment drive in NSW ramps up
30 April 2012
Malnourishment high in older Australians
Extent of aged care reform questioned
23 April, 2012
New storytelling program for aged care
Industry praise for reforms
Politicians respond to aged care reforms
Reform plans unveiled
17 April, 2012
Telehealth lifesaver
13 April, 2012
COTA responds to family home survey
10 April 2012
Aged care in the news
Looking Down Under for ageing answers
Reform aged care, seniors tell government
Aged care failing those with dementia
2 April 2012
More twists and turns in peak body saga
More beds, homes needed for growing population
Calls for mining concessions to go on aged care
Dementia numbers to triple by 2050
The wonder of words
26 March 2012
Australia hosts global Alzheimer’s event
Caution urged when taking medicines
Hospital deal nears completion
Keeping seniors steady on their feet
Medication management device trailled
19 March 2012
Mergers will increase in new aged care market
Lifestyle link to cancer highlighted
Antibiotic misuse in facilities: study
Funding for carers’ services
Positive living strategies celebrated
Training key to infection control
Reform before surplus
12 March, 2012
Innovation is the key
Dealing with depression and older people
Alzheimer’s breakthroughs revealed
Helping older people manage their asthma
Protecting the vulnerable
5 March, 2012
Low uptake of free bowel cancer screening
iPhone app for skin cancer check launched
Calls for community Parkinson’s nurses
Hazel Hawke captured on canvas
27 February 2012
Compulsive hoarding
Dementia, drugs and death
Court bid to end industrial action
Aged care boost for Sunshine State
The best and the brightest
New social housing for seniors
Mental health resource launched
13 February 2012
Peak body merger off the table
Palliative care telehealth trial welcomed
Arthritis more common in poorer communities: study
Internet good for older people: study
Project examines medication management
Reaching new heights
6 February, 2012
Industry workforce census underway
Industry leaders take message to Canberra
Getting the message out there
Diabetes on the rise
More evidence of dire industry finances
More aged care facilities drop RNs for ENs
30 January, 2012
Toying with mortality
Australia hosts prestigious dementia awards
AGPN calls for aged care budget action
Provider’s affordable housing recognised
Eden first in Queensland
CALD conference opens for abstracts
Aged care crisis imminent: campaign
Older workers face discrimination
14 December, 2011
Telehealth milestone for innovative provider
12 December, 2011
New name for Spiritus
5 December, 2011
Further changes at ACSA
Having your say on sector reform
Blurring lines between acute and aged
More dementia research dollars needed: Buttrose
Aged care worker safety under the microscope
28 November, 2011
Seniors’ drinking habits put their health at...
Senate inquiry announced into rural workforce
Help in the home
Readers have their say on reform
Quakers Hill death toll stands at 10
21 November, 2011
Nurses plan on leaving
Making isolation a problem of the past
Taskforce to tackle isolation formed
Latest news on Quakers Hill fire
18 November, 2011
Residents killed in nursing home fire
14 November, 2011
Dealing with capacity and the law
Aged care staff warn of exodus
Alzheimer’s app reaches No 1 on charts
Discovery on golden staph
Roundtable on isolation convenes today
7 November, 2011
Staff who up-skill stay longer, provider discovers
Providers converge for ACAA
Flexibility tops workers’ wish list
Experiences count in warding off dementia
Toyota latest to develop healthcare robots
31 October, 2011
Customer comes first
Diabetes on the rise
$120 billion spent on health in 2009/10
My Hospitals site expanded
24 October, 2011
Demand for palliative care on the rise
New research funding announced
Majority of carers experience poor health too
Is aspirin the key to a longer life?
17 October, 2011
Australians with dementia to soar
SA to debate higher protections for seniors
Positive outcomes for seniors in retirement...
Minister still confident of bipartisanship on...
10 October, 2011
Teaching nursing homes expand
Infection control patrol
Battling the bugs
Centre aims to promote wellbeing
4 October, 2011
Minister hears from multicultural groups
Top programs take out awards
Robots on the rise
Positive ageing on display
Ageing population key challenge: PM
19 September, 2011
YPIRAC program failing target: study
Humour reduces agitation: study
Opposition to SA euthanasia bill mounting
e-health take-up gradual: Roxon
12 September, 2011
Ready to listen?
Online mental health services a step closer
NSW needs more nurses: union
Challenges we need to face: Butler
5 September, 2011
Aged care spend up $1 billion
Is housing a right?
Sign of the times
Gender wage disparity a scandal: CEO
Older people ‘the hidden statistics’
29 August, 2011
Seniors have a right to care: Butler
Another milestone for Besse Cooper
Hiring older workers an imperative: Swan
Training, wages raised with minister at forum
22 August, 2011
CPSA ramps up campaign against PC reforms
Number of nurses on the up
Australians wanted for global Parkinson’s study
Nurses endorse PC’s ‘flexible’ model
PM trumpets Labor health reforms to doctors
Majority supports aged care funding boost
15 August, 2011
Palliative care funding restored
Disability scheme by 2018 under PC plan
Positive living showcased
New seniors’ resource launched
Youth theatre stages play on dementia
PC doesn’t guarantee quality care: Bernoth
Sexual needs of residents investigated
11 August, 2011
PC a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity
9 August, 2011
Bonds should go to providers: Bupa
Doctors endorse PC vision
Prices will be set: Butler
PC fails to address issues: ANF
Bipartisan approach to reform needed: Ansell
8 August, 2011
PC shows time for reform is now: ACSA
Government to consult community now: Gillard
‘A solid foundation’
PC final released
1 August, 2011
NPs role in aged care explored
Provider’s ‘gateway’ wins international...
Tackling anxiety and depression among elderly
HACC funding announced
Ageism the ‘issue of our time’, says...
PC report to be released next Monday
18 July, 2011
Austin Street turns one
Promising research on dementia test
Investigating aged care and heatwaves
Public urged to check elderly neighbours
11 July, 2011
Common law on advance care planning called for
New device predicting falls
Pensioners compensated under carbon tax
Recognising aged care workers, volunteers
4 July, 2011
Indexation will further hinder WA development:...
More CDC packages announced
Virtual visits now on Medicare
Cost of ageing a ‘critical challenge’: expert
Review into SA retirement villages launched
27 June, 2011
Ageist workplaces continue
Experts sound alarm on dementia
Further evidence of diabetes complications
Aged care ‘weighed down’ in red tape
Isolation among elderly ‘serious health risk’
20 June, 2011
Olive oil could lower stroke risk: study
QLD to expand indigenous aged care workforce
War veteran pension bill fails in Senate
QLD government abandons mental health say nurses
Fewer Australians dying from chronic disease:...
14 June, 2011
A snag for a sensory garden
Ageism fuels abuse: expert
Battle for equal pay continues
International CEO for Southern Cross Care
6 June, 2011
Roxon V Ballieu on COAG deal
Warning over gout treatment
UK investigates homes
Specialists encouraged to use telehealth
30 May, 2011
Boost to palliative care funding
New palliative care resource launched
Menace behind the wheel?
Thumbs up for telehealth
16 May, 2011
Dementia discussed
New MD for Domain announced
Word free world
Budget ignored aged care
10 May, 2011
Aged care organisation trumps corporates in...
Good Samaritans acknowledged
FWA will hinder workforce: union
Providers support PwC report
Peak bodies respond to PwC report
Dementia deaths continue to rise
3 May, 2011
Further pressure for merger
Campaign for single peak body steps up
Getting there
The options
The case for a merger: report
Providers support ACCV/ACQ report
Peak bodies respond
2 May, 2011
Call for global action to squash super bugs
27 April, 2011
New Southern Cross Care CEO announced
New low-cost hearing aid launched
New ACSA CEO on challenge ahead
Positive Living awards open
New panel to channel grey power
18 April, 2011
New dementia resource launched
Reward for working pensioners
E-health records on track, says Roxon
World’s oldest man dies
Dementia discovery
4 April, 2011
Diseases centre needed
Calls for boost to mental health
New treatments needed
International project launched
28 March, 2011
New wound care model launched
Dual sensory loss increases in elderly
Forget me not
Minor adjustments won’t do, says peak body
Politicians argue over pension changes
A super idea?
Bowel cancer to surge
21 March, 2011
Woman (80) found alive in earthquake rubble
AMA seeks halt on Medicare Local rollout
SA aged care home unsafe: coroner
Nurses protest in Melbourne for better pay
14 March, 2011
REMINDER
Promises, promises
Research funding announced
Carers convene this week
The future’s tech savvy
10 March, 2011
Broadband offers better health for the bush
Euthanasia clinics ‘likely’
Psychotropic drug use still high in residential
Confused residents causing electoral fraud: MP
28 February, 2011
PC recommends disability insurance scheme
Listen to the elderly: Kirby
HACC boost to Queensland: Butler
Huge undersupply in beds predicted
Increase dementia research: Parkinson
14 February, 2011
Fear of the unknown
A special role
New COAG health deal struck
Pieters-Hawke praises dementia researchers
Barriers to care
Roses are red, violets are blue…
7 February, 2011
Facility re-opens after Yasi
‘The secret’ answered?
Gateways to service
New study on malnourishment underway
On the up
31 January, 2011
Exclude incontinent from law: GP
The search for Australia's best nurses
Spain raises retirement age
Disability campaigner honoured
24 January, 2011
PC report a breakthrough: peak bodies
Major findings
Nurses unhappy with PC report
PC has listened to industry: providers
18 January 2011
UK: No more forced retirement at 65
New respite program launched
SA population ageing
A step in the right direction
Time for action, say nurses
Seven facilities evacuated in Victoria
13 December 2010
Reform needed: DOHA
Wound research continues
Hospitals open to scrutiny
An aspirin a day keeps…cancer away
Battling the bulge
No vacancy?
6 December 2010
New Commissioner announced
The bigger picture
Minimum qualifications needed: CEO
With age comes happiness: survey
Green driving aged care design: GHD
22 November, 2010
Tackling taboos
Health program for indigenous seniors launched
Poor pay highlighted
Vying for volunteers
15 November, 2010
Search on for new Blue Care chief.
Ageing population is positive: Butler
New research funding announced
Surgery risks high for seniors: study
Promises, promises
8 November, 2010
$15 million boost to Alzheimer’s research
Provider looks to digital future
New recruits
UnitingCare Ageing announces intergenerational...
1 November, 2010
Health reforms pass
Public support for Nurse Practitioners: survey
Dementia drug ‘within our grasp’
The golden rules
Majority concerned by ageing population
A little bit of luck
25 October, 2010
CDC rollout begins
No excuse for unsafe workplaces
TGA probes heart attack link to Avandia
Prevention better than cure
Sleep link to depression probed
Public ignorant of osteoporosis risks
Grey is the new black
19 October, 2010
There are many roads that lead to Rome
18 October, 2010
Mundy moves on
Education the silver bullet
We need two peak bodies: provider
Commitment to change
The golden years?
Blissful ignorance
More nurses in the bush: AIHW
11 October, 2010
Supporting the workforce
Never too old to learn
Similar scenario across the Tasman
Seniors must earn respect
27 September, 2010
Ready for reform
Walking for wellness
New model needed
On your bike
13 September, 2010
New minister welcomed
Geriatric medicine education hits the digital age
In the driver’s seat
Aspirin under the microscope
Volunteers head into the community
6 September, 2010
In the driver’s seat
New CEO for BCS announced
The earlier, the better
Getting to grips with the issues
30 August, 2010
NSW facilities recognised for mental health...
Internship shortage for doctors slammed
Aevum back to profit
‘Dangerously strained’
Swine flu on the rise in Australia
Bush health boosted with booklet launch
23 August, 2010
Make aged care priority for future government
Positive moves afoot in Victoria
When young meets old
Diet linked to Diabetes
Hats off to carers
16 August, 2010
Reprieve for international students facing...
Lost in translation
More of the same
Measures for older workers welcome
A new vision
12 August, 2010
Politicians pin all aged care hopes on the PC
9 August, 2010
Food for thought
The right note
Getting it right in the bush
Protecting the vulnerable
Thumbs up for Greens policy
Healthy ageing on show
2 August, 2010
iNurse hits the wards?
Actions speak louder than words
COTA calls for minister for seniors
New diabetes drug launched
Abbott’s aged care plan slammed
19 July, 2010
Game on
Avandia use in decline: TGA
Health deal with WA unlikely
New trials begin on Parkinson’s
Australia second best place to die: study
12 July, 2010
Nurses among most stressed workers
Sanctioned facility responds
The invisible residents
Disability groups unite
Another dementia breakthrough
5 July, 2010
Dissecting the health debate
The untapped market
CCOA unveils the ‘Grand Plan’
Breaking the cycle
More doctors from July next year
Groups welcome super boost
Seniors call for more autonomy
29 June, 2010
The grand plan?
Training for providers to better care for gay and...
Flexible is the way forward
Aged care’s Cinderella
Another step towards e-health records
Baby boomers are tech savvy: poll
Cancer and dementia on the rise
21 June, 2010
Talkin’ bout a revolution
Lifestyle risks for stroke mirror those for heart...
Baby boomers have just five years worth of super:...
Paid parental scheme will benefit nurses
14 June, 2010
Telling the stories of seniors living inland
Community must act to protect seniors: COTA
Community welfare bolstered in NSW budget
Taking stock of IT in aged care
Couples and singles are household occupants of...
7 June, 2010
Elderly woman’s hospital death avoidable:...
Major provider spreads it wings
When the numbers don’t stack up
No place like home
31 May, 2010
Providers respond to media claims of neglect
Another funding blow for aged care
Aged Care INsite comes out on top, again
Queensland provider wins reconciliation award
Slow progress on moving young out of residential...
Government called on to act against dementia
Is there a doctor in the house?
25 May, 2010
Providers’ surprise at Minister’s comments
17 May, 2010
Coroner’s warning over poles beside beds
Further research breakthrough in Alzheimer’s
Mixed reaction to Budget
Every provider’s nightmare
10 May, 2010
Alliance calls for aged care funding in Budget
Union lodges application with FWA over wages
Providers welcome CDC trial
Providers say thank you to volunteers
Nurses stand proud on Wednesday
Food for thought
3 May, 2010
PC inquiry must tackle unlicensed workers issue:...
An age-old issue
Employers to pay more super contribution
Small businesses to benefit from tax cut
27 April, 2010
Professionals invited to continence road show
Walking to wellness
Well-staffed, less complex industry focus of...
Reforms good, but could be better
Providers now looking for detail on...
19 April, 2010
Healthy bodies lead to healthy minds
Dieting against dementia
Device for people with dementia expands
Review into CIS calls for new scheme
All eyes on Canberra
12 April, 2010
We’re not waiting for government: providers
Community care in Victoria gets a boost
New CEO for Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria.
Gillard writes to providers over award...
In a nutshell
Rudd’s aged care reforms revealed
6 April, 2010
Community services provider begins diversification
Act now or pay for it later
Public satisfied with service provided by nurse...
Government shouldn’t ignore aged care in reform
Plaque in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease
26 March, 2010
Nurses unions lodge test take home pay order
Provider opens doors of new affordable housing.
Tackling the big issues
22 March, 2010
Life of young carers under the microscope
More pressure on Rudd to reform industry
Budget to address health and ageing: Swan
Innovative community care approach expands
Aged care staff at centre of new research.
Expenses eat up virtually all income: survey
15 March, 2010
IT industry gives Connect Care a thumbs up
EACH packages the star performer: survey
Tackling community-based elder abuse
New vision for positive ageing
8 March, 2010
Government announces increases to pension...
Aged care must be central in health reform: ACSA
3 March, 2010
Tell it to the Treasurer: nurses
Never too young
2 March, 2010
Industry skills training given a boost
Government should stop rationing aged care: CHA
Ageism rife in Australia, research finds
1 March 2010
Husbands caring for wives with dementia need...
Recognising the contribution of older people.
26 February 2010
Friend or foe?
24 February 2010
Osteoporosis drugs could unintentionally be...
Major provider launches new research and advocacy...
Industry finances in poor health: research
23 February 2010
Public, and providers, need education on advance...
Providers must put people at centre of workforce...
22 February, 2010
Claims of wage cuts over national award mere...
Aged care needs to get into information age: Nay
Local government planning now for ageing...
Claims of ‘head in sand’ approach not...
Nurses think violence part of the job: study
16 February, 2010
Women take the reins at major health superfund
No big push for another vote on euthanasia: Rudd
Funding overhaul needed as part of overall health...
Filling in the cavities
9 February, 2010
Provider’s education focus recognised
Researcher cautions against natural therapies
Medical advances killing off “good deaths”?
8 February, 2010
Provider criticised over treatment of nurse after...
5 February, 2010
Housing and climate change top ACCV wish list
Medical care in residential needs improvement: AMA
4 February, 2010
Palliation patients need greater support: CHA
New falls research commences
Boost for dementia research
Nurses must play key role in reform
