71-year-old Gwynne from Adelaide has been living with knee osteoarthritis for four years. At first, the pain in her knees gradually started to worsen, but soon she was struggling to walk or get up from her chair. Eventually, she had ...
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NSW scraps major Covid rule
A major Covid requirement will be abandoned in one state by the end of the work week in a sign the virus’ influence is weakening. It will no longer be mandatory for NSW residents to register a positive rapid antigen ...
More »Where’s the gain from merging the aged care peaks? – opinion
Thank goodness the aged care peaks have finally merged. No-one’s been able to tell the difference for years. And it’s been way too easy for the government to play off the two competing “unions for aged care subcontractors”. Who the ...
More »Aged care peak welcomes new chief
One of Australia's most influential aged care peak organisations has welcomed a new chief executive. On Friday, the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) announced that Tom Symondson will begin his leadership this week. Symondson, who replaces interim chief ...
More »Ageism may be the result, but is it the cause? – opinion
This is a difficult time for aged care in Australia in so many ways. We know this from personal experience working in aged care or from using it or visiting loved ones dependent on it. We know it also from ...
More »Report reveals Australia’s care economy shortfalls
Australia's care economy will be in need of a thousand staff within the next five years, a figure that is expected to double by 2050, a new report found. National skills commissioner Adam Boyton drew up the 'Care Workforce Labour ...
More »Better housing conditions will save older Australians lives
More resilient housing for older Australians is needed, Adelaide researchers said, as they found homes are often inadequately suited to cope with extreme weather conditions which poses dangerous health risks for its residents. Lead researcher Professor Veronica Soebarto's latest project, ...
More »Peak concerns over capped home care fees: podcast
The industry peak body has called on the government to restructure My Aged Care as it considers a blanket cap on home care fees. During the election, Labor made a commitment to cap home care fees after the Royal Commission's ...
More »$1.4 billion boost to strengthen aged care and hospitals against Covid
Healthcare minister Mark Butler announced last week that the government will fork out an additional $1.4 billion over the upcoming three months to prevent Covid outbreaks in hospitals and aged care homes. The Covid package that was due to expire ...
More »A strawberry a day keeps the ageing process away: podcast
Eating 500 grams of strawberries, equal to 2.5 cups, every day might be one way to stave off age-related diseases, according to an exciting field called cellular senescence. The science studies 'senescent' cells that have have stopped dividing and linger ...
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