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Nurses caring for older people near the end of life are now able to access up to the minute clinical advice at the point of care, thanks to the development of a new smartphone app. Available free through Google Play ...

Alzheimer’s Australia video details some simple steps towards creating a dementia-friendly nation. Three Australians living with dementia have spoken about the small things people can do to help create a dementia-friendly Australia in a video Alzheimer’s Australia launched today. In ...

Australia’s peak organisation for palliative care is calling for interested parties to provide feedback on the revised national draft standards. Palliative Care Australia, which has been conducting the review process for more than 12 months, is now encouraging those with ...

Keeping our ageing population from having to leave their homes or residential aged-care facilities for medical treatment will be the priority for a new research project in Western Australia. Edith Cowan University researchers will investigate ways to reduce hospitalisation rates ...

Stakeholders brace for discussion of services, outcomes and costs after government cuts. Upcoming discussions on improvements to dementia care need to focus on outcomes, an aged-care services peak body says. The forum, Dementia Care – Core Business for Aged Care, ...

Australia’s population is growing older at a faster rate than ever before, so experts are sounding off now on the best ways to manage this unprecedented demographic shift. By Angela Tufvesson.  Experts in aged care and public policy came together ...

Nursing facility’s labour agreement is first of its kind. By Dallas Bastian. The first direct labour agreement between the Australian Government and a health and community services provider has been announced. The formal arrangement defines employer obligations, such as the ...

Residents and their families sit for snapshots as part of Queensland Seniors Week. By Dallas Bastian.  The, wallets, photo albums and mantelpieces of residents in RSL Care and their families might be a little more full after a photography session ...