Aged Care Insite The latest in aged care news

August 7th is Aged Care Employee Day for 2020 and while every day of every year should be used to appreciate aged care workers around Australia, this year more than ever we should take a minute to stop and thank ...

‘Don’t tell us what to do’ was the message Victorian GP Sachin Patel received from aged care facilities. Patel says his practice, Aged Care GP – which services 70 aged care homes in Victoria – has been writing letters to ...

Last January, the various aged care peak bodies announced the formation of an industry group dedicated to leading the sector’s workforce strategy. The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council was recommended by the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce’s report A matter of ...

Victorian aged care is struggling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak tearing through the system, with 952 active cases linked to aged care, including workers, and 87 facilities having active outbreaks, according to figures released by the state government. About 80 ...

A new training kit has been developed to help foster stronger relationships between carers and aged care recipients. The Little Things training kit was led by the Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre in partnership with Meaningful Ageing Australia and contains ...

“One of the greatest gifts of being a doctor for older adults is the constant reminder that life is fragile, finite and precious,” starts Dr Kate Gregorevic in her new book, Staying Alive: The Science of Living Healthier Happier and ...

Victoria has recorded its largest daily COVID-19 figures and the nation’s deadliest day of the pandemic within the space of 24 hours. Ten new deaths were announced on Sunday, seven of which were linked to outbreaks in aged care facilities, ...

The COVID-19 crisis in Victorian aged care homes is worsening as the St Basil’s aged care home has been evacuated and residents taken to private hospitals, according to the Nine papers. St Basil’s had been taken over by the federal ...