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Clinical Practice
People with dementia aren’t currently eligible for voluntary assisted dying. Should they be?
Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure…
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Industry & Reform
SA “geriatric flying squads” to move hospitalised seniors into aged care
Plans for "geriatric flying squads" are part of the federal and state government's $56.3m package to try and open the…
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Specialty Focus
Walking for transport helps older people to live longer
A new study has found that older adults who walked for transport at least once a week lived longer than…
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News
Safety blitz: SA aged care to be audited
Residential aged care homes across South Australia will be audited by the safety regulator this month in a bid to…
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News
Aged care worker sentenced to life for murder of resident
A 21-year-old aged care worker who killed a 70-year-old woman has been handed a life sentence as a Perth court…
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News
Historic Sydney hospital to be transformed into aged care
A historic hospital precinct in Sydney's east is set to be transformed into an aged care facility in an effort…
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Specialty Focus
Federal grant to renovate rural Uniting home
A grant by the Federal Government will be used for a "much-needed" upgrade of a rural Uniting aged care home.…
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COVID-19
Providers warned as Covid-19 outbreaks rise
Providers have been warned to stay alert as a new Covid-19 variant sweeps the nation, following a rise in cases…
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News
NSW offers nurses pay rise, short of unions demands
The NSW government has offered public sector workers, including nurses, a three-year pay rise worth 10.5 per cent, which is…
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Technology
Free training to deescalate dementia-related emergencies
Dementia Australia has launched a new virtual reality (VR) training workshop to help de-escalate behavioural emergencies in care settings. D-Esc…
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