“They start to think that they are a drain on society and they talk about themselves in that way.” This internalising of the narrative of doom and gloom surrounding Australians approaching older age is one of the key issues Director ...

Ensuring older Muslim Australians are connected to their culture and open to the idea of aged care is the driving force behind a range of new resources released by an Australian aged care provider. ACH Group developed the Muslim Resources ...

The recommendations laid out in the recently tabled Aged Care Legislated Review must be carefully considered and promptly acted upon by government, the sector’s peak bodies and representatives have said. Led by David Tune, former secretary of finance and current ...

The Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt has announced the Government will investigate ways to make the flu vaccine compulsory for workers in aged care facilities. The investigation follows the deaths of seven elderly residents at St John’s Retirement Village ...

While it’s important to focus on how the postal vote on marriage equality affects youth, Australians shouldn’t forget about the impact it may have on older LGBTIQ people. The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) made this point in the lead-up ...

Former secretary of the Department of Health Martin Bowles will soon head Calvary Health Care. Bowles was announced as the new national chief executive following news of the retirement of current organisation lead Mark Doran. Founded in 1885 by the ...

I have just returned from the World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in San Francisco. Held every four years, like the Olympics of ageing, it’s an opportunity to learn about new research on ageing in all its glorious complexity. With ...

In 2004, chief executive Kim Macgowan was chatting with The District Nurses team and came across a student nurse who was sobbing. The nurse felt she had just made the last visit to one of the service’s clients. The man ...