Nurses have angrily rejected comments from the NT health minister, after he argued that valuable research dollars were being wasted on extending the lives of ageing terminal patients at the expense of furthering treatments for children’s health. In an interview ...

The minister for health and ageing, Sussan Ley, has launched a three-pronged approach to support dementia research in the quest for new treatments, models of care and preventive measures. Ley announced $35.6 million in funding would go towards six dementia research ...

Australians are working later in life to make ends meet. By James Wells With the average Australian life expectancy increasing, a report shows more and more senior citizens are working to finance their retirement. Life expectancy rates are more than 80 years ...

The palliative care provider set to lead the nation’s first medical cannabis trial states that the pilot could help improve the care of people with advanced or terminal illnesses. The state government-funded $9 million clinical trial is aiming to determine what role medical cannabis can play ...

It has been a little over two weeks since the new consumer-directed Home Care Packages were rolled out and some consumers are still confused about what the changes mean for them. Dementia care specialist Dementia Caring is receiving three times its ...

Two Australian organisations have signed a Statement of Intent to boost older people’s participation in the workforce. Under the partnership, the IRT Foundation and Australian Human Rights Commission will work with employers to find ways to keep older Australians in work. Alison Errey, head ...

Carinity Aged Care has hailed a decision by the federal government to revoke sanctions it placed on the provider earlier this year as a long overdue re-validation of the company’s reputation. The sanctions were announced in March by the assistant ...

Care workers and anyone who requires their services must brace for major impact from consumer-centred care. By Michael Fine We all know care is essential for human life. Yet only recently has it begun to receive the public attention it deserves. ...