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Human rights and social justice advocate Professor Tom Calma has been named Australia's 2023 Senior of the Year. The ACT-based Kungarakan Elder is known for his national and statewide advocacy work pushing for equal rights and welfare of Aboriginal and ...

A man has been charged with indecently assaulting three different women in two different Perth aged care homes. WA Police allege the first incident happened in July last year when the 56-year-old was working at a facility in the northern suburbs. He allegedly ...

An aged care provider has received recognition for trailblazing a new pain management and reablement program. Aged care provider Whiddon has spearheaded the 'Exercise 4 Life Program', a pain management and reablement initiative focussed on partnering with residents to customise ...

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has given a sneak preview into the star rating system and how well aged care providers meet quality standards. The Preliminary Star Ratings, released last Friday last, revealed 31 per cent of aged care providers ...

After a year of rapid changes around laws and mandates in aged care, the sector is looking ahead to more reforms to come in the next year. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells introduced two pieces of legislation in July this ...

Latest food and nutritional spending data in residential aged care indicates a significant improvement compared to 2021, aged care peak chief Tom Symondson says. The Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)'s response comes after a Food and Nutrition 2021-21 report found ...

In a sector that epitomises meaningful work, it's only recently that technology has emerged that can aid staff and facilities to focus more on frontline care. Meaningful work, as a concept, has been discussed in academic, people and cultural circles ...

Australia has named next year's aged care reforms as the nation's top ethical challenge, according to a recent report. The annual 2022 Ethics Index released last month quizzed a thousand Australians on ethical challenges around topics such as Covid-19 and climate change. ...

A new behaviour assessment within the AN-ACC tool needs revision, researchers have said, after finding the language does not align with the international guidelines around dementia. Last October, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) model came into effect and ...

A charity has called for financial support from the government amid rising inflation, currently at 7.3 per cent, pushing grandparent carers further under the poverty line.  Sixty-six per cent of grandparent carers receive under $50,000 per annum, of which nearly ...