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Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has announced the winners of the 2021 Excellence in Age Care Services awards, recognising the organisations and individuals who provide exceptional care services across the country. Emily Skeen, 36, won the NSW Rising Star Award ...

The nation’s top legal and ageing experts are calling on the commonwealth to enact nationally consistent laws to prevent elder financial abuse. President of the Law Council of Australia Dr Jacoba Bransch QC, convened a national roundtable in July to ...

When Bryan Lipmann founded Wintringham, he wanted it to be a place where he could envisage himself growing old. A place where if he wanted to, he could enjoy a drink, have a smoke, visit the local pub or leave ...

The majority of older people deeply care about the future and wellbeing of younger generations, according to a recent report.  Over 3,000 older Australians shared their thoughts on the anonymous survey published by National Seniors Australia. When asked to identify ...

As care robots gain momentum in the global aged care industry, experts are raising ethical concerns over the potential impact of replacing human companionship with technology. “Once you begin to have robots that do things that humans do increasingly well, ...

For Lynda Walton, a mental health advocate and aged care worker for over 30 years, the most valuable part of her job has been the opportunity to help people. “I was one of those people that wanted to save the ...

A new free trade deal could make it more difficult to improve conditions in aged care, experts have warned.  Australia, along with 14 other countries including China, New Zealand, Japan and Indonesia, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) ...

On a Thursday evening last month, seven married couples living in Lifeview’s residential aged care home were treated to a night of fine dining and romance.  Staff dressed in white shirts and bowties, tables were lit with candles and decorated ...

People with dementia entering aged care experience higher increases in medication when changing GPs, a recent study has found. UNSW researchers analysed data from 2,250 people with dementia who had entered residential care from the Saxs Institute's 45 and Up ...

Earlier this week the Australian Research Council (ARC) awarded Monash University $4.8 million in funding to develop a new training centre for optimal ageing.  The centre will focus on developing emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, digital health apps, and sensors ...