In the years 2017–18, just over 47 per cent of Australians had one or more chronic conditions. This is an increase of five per cent from the 2007–08 figures of just over 42 per cent. Chronic disease accounts for 37 ...

Today, the government ushers in new standards in the aged care sector with the Aged Care Quality Standards and Charter of Aged Care Rights both coming into force. Minister for aged care, Richard Colbeck, said the “major reform package” will ...

For many years now, the UK has had to adapt to an increasingly under-funded home care market, which has led to ever tighter eligibility criteria for people to be entitled to state-funded care and increasingly shorter episodes of care – ...

Aged Care Allocation Round (ACAR) 2019 released 13,500 residential aged care (RAC) places made up of 63 per cent in capital city metro areas and 37 per cent in regional and remote areas. Given that 32 per cent of the ...

Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia, and to better understand the disease research is vital. Finding willing people for trials and research can be difficult for academics and studies show that of terminated dementia clinical trials, ...

People living in aged care facilities will have their rights to safety, diversity and enjoyment safeguarded in legislation thanks to new amendments to the quality of care principles that come into effect on July 1. Over the past two years, ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced his new ministry over the weekend and, owing to a slew of retirements at the election, changes abound. Amongst the most significant was the departure of Ken Wyatt from the aged care space after serving ...

In the aged care environment ensuring residents take all their medication every time is a constant challenge. The World Health Organization (WHO) in their report Adherence to Long-Term Therapies – Evidence for Action claims that in developed countries 50 per cent of ...