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Research by academics at Western Sydney University has found that nursing undergrads who work in aged care while completing their studies are learning valuable skills and enter the profession ahead of their graduate peers. The research surveyed new graduate nurses ...

The Australian Research Council and Deakin University have announced the opening of the ARC Research Hub for Digital Enhanced Living, which will look to find solutions to the growing need for better quality aged care. Using ‘smart home’ technology the research ...

At one point in time you can imagine everyone had a garden that they relied on for food. You might be old enough to remember that, or you might do that still, but having a garden is becoming all too ...

A researcher at the University of South Australia has called for more aged care homes to allow their residents to keep pets. Dr Janette Young, a lecturer in health sciences, made a formal submission to the aged care royal commission, ...

A new mentoring program is aiming to improve the perception of working in the aged care industry, amid fears staff demand will outweigh supply. The pilot program involves one-on-one mentoring with an aged care nurse, beginning with tertiary students in ...

The humble pill organiser could be doing more harm than good, according to researchers. Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a guidance system to help prescribers and pharmacists decide which patients should use a pill organiser. The study ...

I like to do it in the shower. Or while I’m driving the car. Even around the house while I’m doing chores or standing on a table in the pub. These are a few places I like to sing. Friends and family ...

A photography exhibition held in support of the EveryAge Counts campaign opened in Sydney this week. It asked attendees to take a pledge against ageism. The exhibition, created by Uniting Aged Care in association with the Benevolent Society, features residents ...