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COVID-19
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Nation records deadliest day of the pandemic as Victorian coronavirus cases in aged care spiral
Victoria has recorded its largest daily COVID-19 figures and the nation’s d...
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Family of St Basil’s resident told father was fine, in reality he was in hospital fighting for life
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No PPE, no help from the government and on the brink: CEO of independent provider speaks out
Industry+Policy
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‘I see myself as Switzerland’: new workforce council CEO vows to avoid politics and effect change
Last January, the various aged care peak bodies announced the formation of an ind...
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Can we look forward to much better post-COVID residential aged care?
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Retention bonus causing more harm than good?
Practical Living
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Evelyn Jenkins, better than Bradman
The secret to ageing well, to making it to a grand old age, is work. That is acco...
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Aussies pen nearly 1,000 letters to aged care recipients in national challenge
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Dietitians available to provide essential services virtually for residential aged care homes
Clinical Focus
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We don’t need the fountain of youth to live longer, the real key is much simpler
“One of the greatest gifts of being a doctor for older adults is the constant r...
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New research identifies barriers to good medication management in dementia care
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Dementia Australia launches free online courses during pandemic
Workforce
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Paid pandemic leave announced: union says it won’t reach all workers
Victorian aged care is struggling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak tearing throug...
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New staff training aims to bridge the language barrier, foster stronger relationships between residents and carers
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Workforce is the lifeblood of care: opinion
Technology
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Project to make the most of aged care data
Valuable data routinely collected in residential aged care is being lost because ...
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Aged care residents take a trip down memory lane with new exercise technology
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Time for a technological revolution in aged care