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Aged Care Royal Commission
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Opposition leader says government ignored key royal commission findings: budget reply
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese used his budget reply speech to take the Liber...
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Budget package doesn’t guarantee aged-care residents will get better care
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Confusion over COVID-19 vaccine timeline continues, minister Colbeck enters the fray
Industry & Reform
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‘Optimal ageing’ training centre granted federal funding boost
Earlier this week the Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded Monash University...
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Intergenerational Report 2021 … same old, same old – opinion
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Home care wait times down, more people have access to HCPs
Specialty Focus
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Underlying societal factors are contributing to older adult homicide
After pooling dozens of cases involving violent crime against older people, resea...
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Daughter of COVID-stricken SummitCare residents speaks out
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Debate stirs over legalised euthanasia as NSW set to consider new bill
Clinical Practice
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Oral health in aged care: a broken system – opinion
Dental Health Week (2-8 August) puts a focus on oral care both for those at home ...
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Increase in psychotropic meds linked to GP changes
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Older people with HIV are twice as likely to develop ageing-related genetic changes
Workforce
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‘Difficult cohort’: COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory for aged care workers
Vaccination against COVID-19 will now be mandatory for anyone working in resident...
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Let’s scratch the surface of the government response to the Royal Commission before celebrating
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Quality over quantity: Scramble for staff must not compromise quality of care – opinion
Technology
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‘Optimal ageing’ training centre granted federal funding boost
Earlier this week the Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded Monash University...
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Using cross-cultural collaboration and ‘design thinking’ to innovate aged care
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Bridging the gap between aged care and technology innovation: opinion