A group of palliative care experts from across Australia and New Zealand are coming together to bolster the Australian response to COVID-19 and provide the best end-of-life care possible during this once in a lifetime pandemic. The Flinders Research Centre ...
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Two more deaths confirmed on Sunday night takes the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 35, with a reported 5,687 cases nationwide – an increase of 139 since Saturday. Both were men in their 80s and it has been reported by ...
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Dealing with the news media at any time is stressful for many in the aged care sector, let alone during a major crisis. But by understanding the media better, their requirements and how to avoid a few invisible traps, encounters ...
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The current restrictions placed on our social lives offers a prime opportunity for older Australians to take advantage of new technologies aimed at staying socially connected. That is according to CQUniversity researcher Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow Dr Lynne Parkinson, who ...
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Even if we discount the current pandemic, Richard Colbeck has had a turbulent time as aged care minister. Constant criticism has come his way, from his apparent lack of knowledge of the aged care interim report in Senate questioning, to ...
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The Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians is one of the tougher jobs going in Australian politics. The present incumbent, Tasmanian Senator Richard Colbeck, got the job after the last federal election and bang in the middle of an ...
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While Australia works to prevent the spread of COVID-19, there are extra health considerations when it comes to older Australians and our ageing society. COVID-19 is a new virus, causing respiratory illness with flu-like symptoms such as dry cough, fever and aches ...
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With new government restrictions placed on who can enter aged care homes, providers will be asking themselves how they can keep residents engaged and healthy, both mentally and physically. With the spread of COVID-19 any non-essential staff are not be ...
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