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Strike action could be expected within the next week after nearly all major providers in Australia have agreed to join the peak union's dispute with the federal government. Bolton Clarke of South Australia is the seventh provider to endorse UWU's ...

No decision has been made as yet in NSW on whether Volunteer Assisted Dying (VAD) will be legalised. While the bill passed the lower house last year, there are concerns about restrictions on time allocated to its debate in the ...

Every day, 35 people in Australia are diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and the risk increases as we age, affecting one per cent of people over 60 and five per cent aged 85. The neurodegenerative disease causes certain neurons like dopamine, ...

The fulfilment of having a pet doesn't necessarily mean owning a cat or dog, a new survey has found.  Four scientists surveyed over 100 community-dwelling people aged 50 and 92 to define the value of pets and wildlife in their ...

An epidemiology expert is urging older people to get their flu shot and winter booster after a 36 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases in aged care homes this week. As of 31 March, there have been 658 active outbreaks ...

A new aged care training centre has opened at Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Casuarina campus to better educate and prepare students.  CDU and the Territory Labor Government invested $1.7 million into the centre, which includes four specialised beds and modern ...

Tuesday’s federal budget directed $49.5 million dollars to training for aged care workers despite repeated industry calls to increase wages.  The Morrison Government's total forecast spending on aged care for 2022-23 has increased by less than 1 per cent compared ...

A digital eye screening device is in development that could help detect eye diseases earlier to prevent blindness in older people, and may also play a role in predicting cases of Alzheimer’s disease.  Using artificial intelligence (AI), The University of ...

Two gene mutations associated with the Familial Natural Short Sleep phenomenon (FNSS) could be linked to stalling Alzheimer’s Disease.  People with FNSS, who need to sleep only four to six hours a night, developed fewer hallmarks associated with Alzheimer’s, University ...

A survey of 1000 aged care workers conducted by the United Workers Union has found that 97 per cent of respondents are yet to receive the promised $800 bonus for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union said many ...