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Aged Care Royal Commission
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St. Basil’s inquest: Chief nurse grilled, surge workers quit over ‘utter exhaustion’
The surge nursing workforce brought into St. Basil’s struggled to identify resi...
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St. Basil’s inquest: top health official unsure if surge workforce was up to scratch
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St Basil’s inquest: infection breaches, rushed handover after workers furloughed
Industry & Reform
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Dementia experts urge for health system ‘shake up’
Australia’s healthcare system will buckle under an increase in cases of Alzheim...
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Calls for human rights to be embedded into new aged care act
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Air ventilation crucial to protect residents over summer
Specialty Focus
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Forget ageing well, it’s what we do that counts
We don’t get up in the morning to age well, we get up to do something. Somethin...
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Shining a spotlight on women leaders in aged care: Beth Davidson-Park
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Shining a spotlight on women leaders in aged care: Nicky Howe
Clinical Practice
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New home care service to help regional Queenslanders stay at home longer
A Queensland couple has launched a new home care franchise to meet the increasing...
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The silent muscle disease affecting 1 in 5 older Australians
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What older adults want to improve their quality of life
Workforce
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We need to talk about the emotional pain of frontline healthcare experiences during COVID
The pandemic has impacted many of us around the world, especially the frontline h...
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We’re still waiting on equal pay for nurses – it’s time for a change: opinion
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We need to urgently address the nursing crisis in Australia: Kylie Ward
Technology
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New film asks if smart home tech enriches older people’s lives?
During the first year of COVID-19, researchers installed smart home technologies ...
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Digital care tech is helping to ensure aged care residents get enough nutrients and hydration
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Using virtual reality to bridge the COVID-19 service gap