Australia’s healthcare system will buckle under an increase in cases of Alzheimer’s disease unless systemic reform is introduced, experts have warned. The nation’s top brain doctors and advocates outlined a number of strategies to better treat the condition in the ...

Leading advocates are in talks with the federal government about implementing the first recommendation of the royal commission, a new Aged Care Act. A coalition of 25 peak bodies, including the Older Person’s Advocacy Network (OPAN), has said that they ...

Opening a window or using an air filtration device will be critical to help curb the spread of COVID-19 during the hotter summer months, experts have flagged. As restrictions begin to ease in NSW, Victoria and the ACT, indoor areas with ...

A raft of new legislative changes have been made to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) amid an ongoing senate inquiry into the future of the controversial program. Griffith University researchers Professor Michele Foster and Associate Professor Kylie Burns are ...

A new independent review into the handling of COVID-19 in residential care has identified the key factors which make staff and residents more vulnerable to severe outbreaks. The report, titled ‘No Time for Complacency’, contained a number of in-depth interviews, ...

As the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, tabled in March this year, noted, “culture is the key determinant of an organisation’s performance and ability to meet its objectives.”1 After eighteen months of ‘survival ...

A large group of providers and peak bodies have announced that they will come together to figure out the best way to lobby the government on behalf of the aged care sector. The "broad spectrum" of aged care peaks and ...

Now that the Royal Commission has finished and the worst of the pandemic and vaccination problems seem to be over, we can all take a deep breath and think again about the changes to the aged care system planned over ...

‘Freedom day’ in NSW has arrived, and families, staff and residents are preparing for increased visits with loved ones after enduring over three months of strict isolation. As part of the eased restrictions, aged care residents are permitted two visits ...

Melbourne-resident Joy* and her siblings used to visit their mother up to three or four times a week, and are now lucky if they are able to see her once a month.  Their mother, Mary*, is an Italian-born woman who ...