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Older Australians residing at Carinity aged care communities have welcomed new furry companions in the form of battery-operated pets. As the popularity of these pet grows, more residents across Carinity's 12 facilities are experiencing the benefits, including improved mood, better sleep, and reduced feelings ...

Acute workforce issues and financial instability will push more aged care homes to close unless key funding and retention problems are addressed by the federal government, according to the latest industry report card.  Researchers from the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative ...

Open letter to Tom Symondson, chief of the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). Come on, Tom, when will you call out the whole tasering affair for the ageism it is? Please don't tell us that more training, resources ...

Edith Cowan University researchers are launching a program to address the lack of social support for older migrants living with dementia. The initiative 'BEFRIENDING with GENIE' aims to improve social connections and access to services for people from culturally and ...

Aged care is set for a 'dining revolution' as a new food unit and a team of dietitians are poised to launch by the end of June. Backed by a $12.9m allocation from the federal budget, the move aims to ...

An new boxing therapy has revealed promising results for people with early Parkinson's by boosting their balance, fitness and overall wellbeing. Of roughly 100,000 Australians living with Parkinson's, over 80 per cent are diagnosed at around 64 years. It's estimated that the group ...

A group of protesters have called for NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb to stand down over the death of Clare Nowland last week. The great-grandmother died in Cooma Hospital last Wednesday, a week after police tasered her during an incident at ...

Australia's aged care minister has defended her unwavering commitment to the sector following criticism from the Opposition for exacerbating pressures on aged care providers. Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Anne Ruston said Labor's 'rushed' decisions on staffing requirements ...

An epidemiologist has warned the aged care sector to stay vigilant of soaring Covid-19 cases as Australia heads into a fifth wave this winter. Between the 11th and the 18th of May, there number of Covid infections in residential aged ...

An aged care nurse has called for Australians to become more open in conversations about death and dying during National Palliative Care Week. Multi-award-winning palliative care nurse, Juliane Samara, highlighted the need for a cultural shift in society about mortality ...