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Dementia
Gov’t launches dementia prevention campaign
A new government campaign is encouraging Australians turning 50 to assess their dementia risk and adopt healthy habits, with experts saying nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented.
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Research
UOW’s $1.5m Parkinson’s research investment
A $1.5 million donation to the University of Wollongong will help researchers accelerate work on Parkinson’s disease by giving them access to advanced imaging technology capable of analysing biological samples at unprecedented speed.
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Policy & Reform
First National Nursing Workforce Strategy launched
Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy has been launched, with nursing organisations welcoming the roadmap while calling for funding, accountability and implementation measures to ensure it delivers lasting workforce reform across the profession.
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Governance
Closing the governance insight gap
The Aged Care Act and Strengthened Quality Standards demand unprecedented accountability from governing bodies. Yet new research shows boards may struggle to access the insights required to ensure safe, high quality care.
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Clinical Practice
Report reveals aged care VAD failures
A new national report has found that most aged‑care providers are failing to support residents’ access to voluntary assisted dying, with 73 per cent offering unclear or no access and two‑thirds providing no public information about the legal end‑of‑life option.
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Opinion
Aged care model needs rethinking: Opinion
Despite major reforms, older Australians are waiting weeks for assessment and more than 200 days for services, while operators warn the sector is becoming less sustainable and increasingly dominated by large corporate providers.
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Industry News
Wait times drop, IAT bill stalls
New quarterly data shows older Australians are receiving aged care funding faster, with wait times falling across most priority categories as Labor rejects Coalition-backed calls to restore greater assessor discretion in eligibility decisions.
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Health & Wellbeing
Violence, shortages plague aged care workforce
A new survey of more than 3,500 aged care workers has found persistent staffing shortages, widespread workplace violence and ongoing concerns about provider accountability despite recent reforms across the sector.
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Funding
$134m Adelaide aged care expansion
A federal funding package is expected to unlock more than $134 million in aged care investment across Adelaide, supporting 268 new residential beds as governments work to tackle capacity shortages and growing demand.
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Wages
Minimum wage rise a win for aged care
Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an hour. The ANMF says the increase is “a step in the right direction” for aged care and other frontline workers…
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Tech & Innovation
Tech a double-edged sword for over 65s
Many older people say rapid digital change is leaving them behind, with technostress, scams and inaccessible online services creating new barriers to essential care, social connection and financial security.
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In-home Care
Preventing hospitalisations using a multidisciplinary care model
For too many older people, the supports they need don’t arrive early enough, or in a way that keeps them safe and well at home. Avoidable hospitalisations continue to place enormous pressure on older people, families and the health system.
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