The University of New South Wales (UNSW), in collaboration with Meals on Wheels NSW, has developed a brain-friendly cake to help seniors with cognitive decline. Food and health expert at UNSW Professor Johannes le Coutre, and senior principal research scientist ...
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Two new Covid vaccines approved as alarming figure reveals majority of Aussies choosing not to get a booster shot
Two new COVID vaccines will become available in Australia soon with proven success at fighting off new strains of the virus. The Pfizer and Moderna XBB1.5 vaccines were approved by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), with the ...
More »A Journey with the Rural Locum Assistance Program: Judi’s story
Judi Dyer is an experienced ED Nurse from New Zealand who shared some information about her nurse placement experience with the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP). Judi initially started working with an Australian nursing agency, in a bid to ...
More »Dementia care: Why leadership is important at all levels
With the current shortage of aged care workers, it is crucial that we strengthen the current workforce’s capability and develop meaningful learning pathways to help attract more people to the sector and increase quality of care. For this reason, Dementia ...
More »25yo pleads guilty to attempted rape of aged care resident
A man has pleaded guilty to trying to rape a resident at an aged care centre in Victoria. Shane Huici, a 25-year-old factory worker, appeared on Friday at the County Court in Melbourne and admitted to his attempt to rape ...
More »How to make healthier aged care environments this summer
With El Niño set to bring hotter weather to much of Australia this summer, we’re likely to spend more time inside seeking the relief of air-conditioning as temperatures soar. We know that older people often suffer more seriously from heat ...
More »If you’re 65 or over and want to work, you’re far better off in New Zealand than Australia
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Want to keep working after you’ve reached pension age? The Australian government has just made it a little bit easier, increasing the amount you can earn per year from work ...
More »Are privacy threats to the healthcare industry increasing?
Digital transformation has revolutionised the aged care sector, allowing facilities to enhance their quality of care, efficiency, and patient experience. It enables often overworked and under-staffed facilities to streamline records and medication management, respond quicker to medical needs, improve resource ...
More »I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment
Many people will have heard about “intergenerational practice” via the TV. This is the purposeful bringing together of different generations, aiming to benefit all involved. It’s the idea central to ABC TV’s Old People’s Home for Teenagers and its predecessor, ...
More »New research finds link between sleep and dementia
A new study has found enhancing or maintaining deep sleep in older years could prevent dementia. Led by Associate Professor Matthew Pase from Monash University, the study discovered that a yearly reduction of as little as one per cent in ...
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