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May- 2021 -20 MayCOVID-19
Graph exposes Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine failure
A sobering graph has exposed Australia’s failings when it comes it administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Our World In Data revealed…
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18 MayNews
New data reveals one-quarter of Australia’s available COVID-19 vaccines going unused
Almost a quarter of all available COVID-19 vaccine doses are not being used in Australia, the federal health department has revealed. According…
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17 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Opposition leader says government ignored key royal commission findings: budget reply
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese used his budget reply speech to take the Liberal Government to task for rejecting many of…
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17 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Budget package doesn’t guarantee aged-care residents will get better care
The big investment in aged care announced in the federal budget – an extra A$17.7 billion over five years –…
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17 MayNews
Australia faces ‘lost decade’ as a ‘hermit nation’ if it doesn’t reopen soon: report
Australians face a “lost decade” inside a “hermit nation” left far behind the rest of the world if the country…
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17 MayPodcasts
Uniting household model of care proving a big hit among residents and staff alike
Uniting Aged Care recently celebrated the opening of its new Amala aged care home in Canberra. Following their small scale…
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14 MayPolicy & Reform
Action is long overdue, ageing expert calls for a UN Convention to protect the rights of older people
There is compelling evidence that the human rights of older people continue to be violated globally. Never has this reality…
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13 MayPolicy & Reform
Budget 2021: what they said
The most significant budget for a generation was handed down this week. After years of debate about how we should…
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13 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Confusion over COVID-19 vaccine timeline continues, minister Colbeck enters the fray
Australians were never expected to have two COVID-19 doses before the end of 2021, Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck says. The development…
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13 MayPolicy & Reform
Surveillance or safeguarding? Study gathers opinions on CCTV in aged care
A new project led by Edith Cowan University is investigating how CCTV could be used to improve the safety and wellbeing…
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12 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Federal budget 2021: an aged care response
"Australia is coming back," beamed treasurer Josh Frydenberg as he began his budget speech. "In the face of a once‑in‑a‑century…
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10 MayNews
Why notorious serial killer Reginald Arthurell’s identity was kept secret in Sydney nursing home
NSW Corrections Minister Anthony Roberts has said he is “frustrated” by laws that allowed a notorious serial killer to be…
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10 MayIndustry News
Most Aussies concerned they won’t have enough money to retire: research
Retirement. It’s a time most people look forward to with bliss. It’s traditionally been the time when the mortgage is…
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10 MayPodcasts
Delivering whole-person-centred care through an understanding of faith
Meaningful Ageing Australia has launched a new resource to assist the aged care workforce better deliver whole-person-centred care. The Multifaith…
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10 MayIndustry News
Budget expected to hand aged care 10bn funding boost
The federal budget, which will be handed down on Tuesday, is expected to include a 10 billion package for aged…
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6 MayPolicy & Reform
Federal budget is the time to stop talking about aged care and start fixing it
Australia’s aged-care system is in a state of a disaster. The aged care royal commission’s final report, released last month,…
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6 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Albanese accuses Prime Minister of ‘callous neglect’ on aged care, demands budget focus on helping dementia
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese wants next week’s federal budget to ensure dementia management is “core business” for aged care, accusing the prime…
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5 MayIndustry News
Police resign after breaking the arm of woman with dementia, laughing at the footage
Three police officers who broke the arm of a woman with dementia, and were later caught laughing about the incident,…
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3 MayCOVID-19
Aged care worker sacked for refusing flu vaccine has unfair dismissal claim rejected
A NSW aged care worker has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected after she was sacked for refusing to have…
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3 MayCOVID-19
Almost a third of the country is now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine – but the availability will depend on where you live.
Eight million Australians are now eligible to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine as the federal government ramps up the rollout of…
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3 MayTop Stories
Quality over quantity: Scramble for staff must not compromise quality of care – opinion
It is no secret that the aged care sector is approaching what could be coined as a staffing crisis. The…
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Apr- 2021 -30 AprilAged Care Royal Commission
Group Homes Australia chief exec talks small scale living: podcast
Making aged care homes more liveable for older Aussies will be a key feature of any changes to the sector,…
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29 AprilTechnology
How digital care systems can help provide better dementia care
Although the exact number of people living with dementia in Australia is currently not known, it is estimated there could…
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29 AprilNews
Vaccination rollout could take four years: expert
An infectious diseases expert is warning it could take almost four years to fully vaccinate 75 per cent of the…
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29 AprilPolicy & Reform
Union, peaks ramp up calls for aged care overhaul ahead of Budget
In a fortnight, the government will reveal its Budget response to the royal commission’s final report, and worker and consumer…
