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Residential aged care homes have been required to report their care minutes to the Department of Health and Aged Care since October 1, equalling a sector-wide average of 200 minutes per day per resident, including 40 minutes spent with a ...

A small wastewater sample analysis of three Adelaide aged care homes revealed two have residents with concerning levels of bacterial resistance against antibiotics. The study of 300 residents published last Wednesday found one home had high antimicrobial resistance (AMR) against ...

A 'Photo Walk' project for older Australians conducted by the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in September found walking and socialising improved their mental and physical health. Picture taken by a Photo Walk participant. Picture: Supplied / UniSC The ...

The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered nurse and child carer workforces in the year to June 2023. The Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) report recognised these ...

Thursday 21 marks World Alzheimer's Day - an international day to support those living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia driven by Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) along with many other bodies globally. This year's theme is 'Never too early, never too ...

With the temperature hitting 32 degrees, 17,000 people took to the city's streets on Sunday to run 42.195km in the Sydney Marathon, including one eager 20-year-old from Wollongong, who set her mind to raising money for Dementia Australia. Participants ran ...

As part of research into ageism's effect on older people's health, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) held educational workshops that saw 90 per cent of its participants rethink the way they communicated with old people. Evaluations conducted both immediately ...

Dementia Australia (DA) is asking the families, carers and doctors of those living with dementia to start the conversation about voting in the upcoming referendum. DA chief Maree McCabe AM said each family should make a decision depending on their ...