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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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Three new staffing quality indicators added for residential aged care
The Australian government has announced the introduction of three new staffing qu...
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Union calls for worker penalties to be scrapped from new Act
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70% of providers concerned about pace of Aged Care Act rollout
Specialty Focus
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Ageing population and govt reform drive demand for dementia respite care
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed this week that dementia is pro...
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Research confirms stroke associated with accelerated cognitive decline
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Having end-of-life conversations with people with dementia
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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‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers
Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, cons...
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Both paid and unpaid carers sacrifice their own wellbeing, data shows
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Govt still ‘going through’ damning menopause report
Technology
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Dementia drug rejected by TGA
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has decided not to register Alzheimer'...
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“Adapt technology to suit people:” Tablet designed for older people wins design award
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Aged care innovation boosted with $13m in funding