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At a time when cruise ships are becoming writ large as heaving leviathans of deadly contagion, one couple in New Zealand has just put on the market a new venture to place the most vulnerable age group on board.

Today and tomorrow, a tri-state conference in Albury NSW will seek to reform the aged care system through a billion-dollar plan to prevent closures, with a special forum held on how to prepare for future emergencies such as the recent ...

When the time comes, will you be ready to leave? Will you be of sound enough mind to tell others how you’d like to go?  The truth is, few of us are. Just 3 per cent of Australians over 65 have ...

Webstercare is ready to support Residential Aged Care Facilities adhere to new quality standards with its expert industry knowledge and range of gold standard systems, products and services. The new Aged Care Quality Standards have shifted away from a ‘tick-a-box’ ...

Transhumanism isn’t just for the kids. In a project where past and future collide, and high-tech and evolutionary design meet, researchers at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic tail to help the elderly stay on their feet. Arque is ...

Is the unpaid assistance provided in the main by family caregivers or other close relatives, friends or associates still necessary, or have carers become a problem? Do they require a new specialised management approach to ensure they don’t get in ...

Aged and disability care providers have endured ongoing upheaval in recent years, culminating in the establishment of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in late 2018. With little foreknowledge of the process or obligations, the response requirement ...

Two years ago, the Kalyra Woodcroft aged care facility in Adelaide was giving another one of its regular site tours. Neither the guide, Terry Wilby, Kalyra’s Director of Care, nor the people being led through the grounds had any idea ...