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Apr- 2023 -13 AprilAged Care Royal Commission
Housing crisis may be exacerbating workforce shortage: report
Australia's soaring rental prices could be preventing aged care workers from taking on jobs in communities that need staff the…
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13 AprilNews
Health warning following death of older woman from tetanus
An urgent health warning has been issued today after an older woman died on April 1st after contracting tetanus. A…
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12 AprilAdvertorial
Vix Vizion helps keep dementia patients safe and secure using advanced monitoring technology
As reported by the media, cases of dementia patients going missing from Aged Care facilities happens on a regular basis…
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12 AprilCOVID-19
Older Aussies urged to get jabbed before end of May
Health experts have called for older Australians to get their flu and Covid-19 boosters before the start of winter amid…
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5 AprilTechnology
Can ChatGPT improve healthcare access?
Artificial intelligence can be used break down language barriers between health practitioners and residents and help to personalise individual healthcare…
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5 AprilNews
QLD aged care home announces closure
Queensland-based non profit Blue Care has announced it will close its Millbank facility in Bundaberg due to expensive refurbishment costs…
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5 AprilNews
Ryan Park sworn in as NSW Health Minister
A former PE teacher who has expressed support for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in public hospitals has been sworn in as…
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Mar- 2023 -31 MarchPodcasts
Influx of overseas staff ‘opportunity’ to address racism: podcast
Recruiting overseas staff to fill workforce shortages in aged care could prompt the sector to become more culturally safe, a…
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31 MarchSpecialty
Provider launches affordable apartments to address housing crisis
A prominent aged care provider in Victoria is chipping in to alleviate Australia's housing crisis by introducing affordable apartments for…
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30 MarchAged Care Royal Commission
Care finder program restores face-to-face support
The federal government has rolled out a new program to help vulnerable people navigate Australia's aged care system. The Care…
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30 MarchClinical Practice
Nation’s first exercise guidelines to lower dementia risk
Australia's first guidelines on physical exercise to reduce cognitive decline and improve mental health have been launched. Regular physical exercise…
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28 MarchSpecialty
Uni cooking workshop to boost health of older Aussies
A group of older Australians and a team of nutrition experts dove into the kitchen this month to explore the…
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27 MarchNews
ACCPA proposes new aged care working visa
Aged care providers have proposed the federal government establish a specific visa for skilled migrants to deliver 24/7 registered nurses…
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27 MarchOpinion
Apartment style living in aged care: a test-and-learn concept
There has been a strong push towards smaller-scale, home-like accommodation in aged care in recent years. Many consumer bodies promoted…
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24 MarchTop Stories
Uni program attracting nurses to aged care expands
A new placement program run by a regional university and aged care provider to attract nurses to the aged care…
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23 MarchSpecialty
Residents scored three in four facilities higher than final 2022 star rating
Aged care residents who were happy with their homes tended to rate them higher than the final star ratings published…
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23 MarchClinical Practice
On-site pharmacists halved medicine harm in aged care: report
On-site pharmacists conducting regular reviews in aged care could lower medication-related harm by 50 per cent, a new study has…
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22 MarchAged Care Royal Commission
Aged care minister delivers bill to enact inspector general
Aged care minister Anika Wells has introduced legislation before parliament to enshrine the position of inspector-general of aged care into…
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21 MarchIndustry & Reform
Labor breaks 24/7 nursing deadline
Labor has admitted it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care…
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20 MarchIndustry & Reform
‘Impossible’: rural homes struggle with 24/7 nurses
Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to…
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20 MarchOpinion
Governing for good aged care: opinion
You've just joined an aged care board. You reckon you'll be there for five years and are keen to make…
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17 MarchPodcasts
New study links AI to ageism: podcast
An award-winning sociologist is spreading awareness about how artificial intelligence (AI) in aged care could exacerbate ageism within the community.…
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16 MarchNews
Bolton Clarke announces new Bundoora retirement village
Aged care provider Bolton Clarke officially launched its second retirement and aged care community in Melbourne last week. The planned…
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16 MarchNews
BaptistCare kicks off largest aged care merger of 2023
Two of Australia's top not-for-profit care providers, BaptistCare NSW & ACT and Baptistcare WA, will merge to in efforts to…
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15 MarchSpecialty
Aged care provider chief speaks on female leadership: Q&A
One of Australia's largest aged care providers has said it would like to see more women in leadership roles in…
