Half of the aged-care facilities in south-western Sydney that should have reported an influenza outbreak did not do so. That’s one of the key findings from a report that looked at the underreporting of influenza outbreaks in aged-care facilities in the ...

Queensland Health is encouraging all older people living in the state to look at ways they can reduce their risk of serious injury. During this year’s April No Falls month, the chairperson of the Falls Injury Prevention Collaborative, associate professor ...

Healthcare workers attuned to the hidden bladder and bowel symptoms of Parkinson’s are better able to help mitigate their added burden, and peak bodies are working to raise awareness. Ahead of World Parkinson’s Day, on April 11, the Continence Foundation of Australia ...

Leaders of a West Australian aged-care facility say their pastoral care approach, designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal residents, can be reproduced in other aged-care communities. Rosemary Hogan, head of residential care at Southern Cross Care (WA), said the ...

Taking multiple medicines may put older Australians at risk of frailty and death, new research has found. The study, led by Monash University in collaboration with the University of Sydney, found that increases in the Drug Burden Index, which measures ...

This quartet of interdependent factors makes an impact on appropriate nutrition for those living with dementia in residential care. By the time a person with dementia is placed in residential care, the psychological and behavioural symptoms of dementia are often ...

There is a stark gap between what aged-care workers believe is appropriate oral care and what they see being delivered, new research has found. In a recent study, associate professor Bronwyn Hemsley from the University of Newcastle, along with researchers ...

After facing discrimination throughout their lives, many older trans and gender-diverse people fear they will encounter more of the same when accessing care services in the community. This is one of the issues Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) diversity manager ...