“The 60-year-old aged care worker in Burnie is entitled to aspire to get a better job, is entitled to get a promotion, is entitled to be able to earn more money.” This is the phrase Malcolm Turnbull uttered in Parliament ...

Quelling elder abuse will be the charge of a national alliance, officially launched yesterday by Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, at an event hosted by Seniors Rights Service. The Federal Government earmarked funding for a new elder abuse peak body in ...

There are certain subjects in aged care that some still see as taboo – residents and families are uncomfortable raising them and health professionals may lack the confidence or training to successfully navigate them. At Aged Care Insite’s upcoming seminar ...

Australian academics are calling for a ‘Silver Alert’ system to help locate people with dementia who are reported lost. Silver Alert systems, which are similar to the Amber variety used for missing children, operate in 18 US states. When a ...

Eight of Australia’s largest private residential aged care providers have pledged to publish quarterly evaluations of their facilities. The Aged Care Guild has published the collated results of Consumer Experience Reports (CERs) conducted by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency. Moving forward, ...

Death education should be taught in the classroom to demystify ageing and dying among younger Australians, Queensland doctors have argued. Australian Medical Association Queensland said young people need to be educated about medical, legal and other issues that surround ageing ...

The Department of Health recently announced ACAR 2018–19 and that an invitation to apply for 13,500 residential aged care places, 775 short-term restorative care places and up to $60 million in capital grants is expected soon. Residential aged care (RAC) ...

Two peak bodies have reiterated that quality in aged care is continuously assessed, following media reports that call into question the quality of care across Queensland facilities. The comments come on the heels of a “secret audit” of the state’s ...