Opening a window or using an air filtration device will be critical to help curb the spread of COVID-19 during the hotter summer months, experts have flagged. As restrictions begin to ease in NSW, Victoria and the ACT, indoor areas with ...
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Inquest into St Basil’s tragedy hears shocking evidence
A coronial inquest into a fatal COVID-19 outbreak inside a Melbourne aged care home has heard horrific details of malpractice, neglect and devastation. Forty-five residents died after being infected inside of the St Basil’s home for the aged last year ...
More »Experts question proposed changes to the NDIS
A raft of new legislative changes have been made to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) amid an ongoing senate inquiry into the future of the controversial program. Griffith University researchers Professor Michele Foster and Associate Professor Kylie Burns are ...
More »Using virtual reality to bridge the COVID-19 service gap
As the aged care industry adjusts to COVID-19, providers will be expected to innovate to meet the growing demands for safe, age friendly living spaces. When Safdar Ali, a Brisbane-based aged care consultant, considered these future challenges under lockdown, it ...
More »Essential visitor scheme endorsed by peaks
A new scheme to allow visitors into aged care homes through a COVID-19 lockdown has been drafted in the wake of mounting reports of residents being left in extended isolation. The Council on the Ageing (COTA) announced an essential visitors ...
More »Shining a spotlight on women leaders in aged care: Carina Robinson
Women make up the absolute majority of the healthcare workforce in Australia. It is not even close. At last check, of the 366,000-odd aged care workers, nearly nine in 10 workers in aged care were female (87 per cent of ...
More »Australia’s largest trade deal locked in, outrage from advocates
Australia has ratified one of the largest trade agreements in history despite concerns that it may deter reform to the aged care system. Federal parliament passed the enabling legislation for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), without making aged care ...
More »A glass of wine per day may reduce likelihood of heart disease, new study
Older adults who enjoy one alcoholic drink a day may have a lower risk of developing heart disease, according to a landmark Monash-led study. Researchers analysed the alcohol intake of 18,000 healthy adults aged in their mid-70s for over four ...
More »South Australian provider recognised for its commitment to LGBT staff and residents
Over 30 years after homosexuality was decriminalised in South Australia, one of the state’s leading care services pledged to create a safer environment for LGBTIQ+ residents, families and staff. Eldercare, a non profit organisation, introduced the ElderPRIDE project in 2017 ...
More »Resident care and provider reputation among top reasons staff stay in aged care: ACWIC report
The opportunity to engage, interact and support older people is the key motivator keeping aged care workers in the industry, according to a new workforce report. Drawing on insights from over 109,000 aged care employees, the Aged Care Workforce Narrative ...
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