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What role will carers play in a world filled with artificial intelligence and robots? In the first week of October I attended the International Carers Conference, held in Adelaide. While it was the seventh such conference, it was the first ...

Minister for Aged Care Ken Wyatt has released a new report canvassing options to modify the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). The report, Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument, was prepared by research and analysis company Applied Aged Care Solutions ...

Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman and television icon Kerri-Anne Kennerley are urging politicians and their constituents to ‘Know Your Bones’ this World Osteoporosis Day. The ambassadors also staged a photo call with politicians at Parliament House in Canberra yesterday following ...

A new survey of the general public has revealed shockingly low awareness and understanding of dementia, says the peak body representing people with the condition. The survey of more than 1,000 people found more than 80 per cent of Australians ...

A national, collaborative approach to age services innovation is urgently needed to ensure a high performing and consumer-centric industry, says Leading Age Service Australia (LASA). To meet the end, the peak body has launched innovAGEING, a national innovation network for ...

Health professionals hoping to learn more about aseptic technique in wound care now have access to a new consensus document by Wounds Australia. Chief executive Anne Buck said the publication will help clinicians provide evidence-based wound care and meet infection ...

Academics have urged older people to speak up about potential improvements to the built environment that will promote healthy ageing, and say nurses have an important role to play in the process. Dr Anthony Tuckett from The University of Queensland’s ...

What if a robot could be programmed to help frail and elderly people who fall in their home back onto their feet? University of South Australia PhD candidate Kalana Ishara Withanage is leading a project that aims to make it ...