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Healthcare experts have flagged the aged care sector at severe risk this winter as flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases spike over February and March. Cases of influenza and RSV have grown across northern hemisphere nations since the start ...

Aged care homes could face a longer and more impactful flu season this year, an infectious disease professor has warned, as flu cases in Australia begin to surge. Nearly 8,500 flu cases have been confirmed in Australia since the start ...

A neurology professor has foreshadowed a rapid increase in dementia cases within the next five years and has advised aged care providers to speed up staff training and facility designs. Over 400,000 Australians are living with dementia, and the number ...

A new report has revealed an excess of 12 per cent of the Australian population died due to Covid-19 in 2022, of which the majority were 65 and over. Research done by the Actuaries Institute, published last week, compared 2021-22 ...

Aged care and nursing unions have pushed for equal pay for the female-dominated workforce on International Women's Day. Yesterday, the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) and the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) chiefs said that it's unacceptable for women ...

Lifeview has disputed claims made by the ANMF that it won't pass on a 15 per cent wage rise for its staff. Last week, the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) said it had received reports from aged care workers ...

Providers can move to raise their revenue by optimising facility design, according to an aged care advisory firm. StewartBrown's latest review into the sector estimated that up to 50 residential care homes could be closing their doors in the next 18 ...

Perth-based aged care support home care worker Jacqueline and former nurse Carmen share a special bond. Every Thursday and Friday morning, Jacqueline comes over to help 84-year-old Carmen, who was diagnosed with lung cancer, with her daily tasks. While they ...

The Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) has launched a new graduate program to attract more registered nurses into residential care facilities. Since its launch in November, over 75 nursing graduates have participated in the Aged Care Transition to ...

Two years after the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was handed down, sector advocates are calling for "genuine reform" and for the government to immediately enact a new aged care act. On March 1 ...