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Aged Care Royal Commission
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Aged care regulator to increase audits for home care
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) is increasing audits after th...
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Reforms delayed to consider “extensive and valuable feedback”
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Aged Care Taskforce recommends wealth-based funding
Industry & Reform
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Latest data on care-minute shortfalls, minister and sector respond
October 1st saw the latest increase to mandatory care minutes come into effect, w...
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$900 million for rural, remote and specialist aged care
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Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer?
Specialty Focus
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Research confirms stroke associated with accelerated cognitive decline
Globally, stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and the World Stroke ...
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Having end-of-life conversations with people with dementia
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Community still believes dementia is a normal part of aging, says global study
Clinical Practice
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“Looming threat” – Superbug deaths increase in over 70s by 80 per cent
A new study, published in The Lancet, has forecast that drug-resistant infections...
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“Shiny new treatment:” High cost means new Alzheimer’s drugs not available to all
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Physios and dietitians essential to easing ‘arthritis crisis’
Workforce
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Govt still ‘going through’ damning menopause report
Health Minister Mark Butler has declined to say how the government intends to res...
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What to ask after “Are you OK?”
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All health students should have paid prac, sector says
Technology
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‘He had no symptoms’: how wearable tech can help older Indigenous people catch heart problems – and save lives
Many people with atrial fibrillation don’t have any symptoms. But this heart co...
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Lighten the load with technology that saves money and retains staff – opinion
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Automating debt management improves performance of aged care providers – opinion