Serious allegations of ill-treatment in residential care facilities were recently made on the ABC television program Lateline, but the solution isn’t simply a matter of more funding and tighter regulation.  The public crisis of trust that followed the report on ...

Recent legislation acknowledges the unique needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.  It is timely to comment on the place of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, intersex) people within the aged care agenda. We have seen LGBTI elders ...

The Coalition pledges to help make Australia a world leader in Alzheimer’s fight. The Coalition will provide $200 million over five years for dementia research if elected, Opposition leader Tony Abbott announced in late August. About 1700 new cases of ...

The federal government has announced changes to the fee structure for services delivered to older Australians through the Commonwealth Home Support Program. The changes, to be rolled out in 2015, are set to end the wide variation of fees states ...

The confusion over changes to the daily accommodation charge continues, but the real story is, there are likely to be high increases in the cost of care.  From July 1, 2014, the payment made in lieu of a daily fee ...

With more than 240,000 workers employed in the aged care industry, its safe to admit that the workforce has been increasing steadily over the last five years.  According to The Aged Care Workforce 2012 survey, the number of registered nurses working ...

Oral disease contributes to both poor dental health, and negative healthcare outcomes.  Oral disease is one of twelve chronic diseases identified as National Health Priority Areas (NHPA) by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). In 2006, AIHW estimated ...

New minister for mental health and ageing, Jacinta Collins, has confirmed her attendance at COTA Australia’s National Policy Forum to be held on Tuesday July 23. The event, to be held in Canberra at the National Press Club, will be ...