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 ...

Recent research conducted by Dementia Australia has identified that discrimination against people living with dementia is real and so entrenched that even those at risk expect to experience some form of discrimination.  The Dementia Action Week Report Discrimination and dementia ...

The first large scale government report on dementia in Australia was released today to mark the start of Dementia Action Week (September 20-26). Dementia in Australia, carried out by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), is the first ...

Mandatory vaccinations for aged care staff are set to be enforced tomorrow, Friday 17 September, as union leaders address mounting concerns that over 13,000 staff are yet to receive their first jabs. As of midnight, all aged care employees, including ...

The Intergenerational Report 2021 called for productivity gains in all sectors as the most significant way of securing the economic future of Australia. So, would this also apply to aged care? Well, there’s spiralling demand with a shrinking, poorly paid ...

The findings of the Health Department's 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census have been released and they tell the tale of an increasing, and increasingly younger, workforce. This is the fifth census of its kind, following four previous workforce data collections ...

At Macquarie University's first aged care policy forum of 2021, a coalition of experts, industry leaders and stakeholders met to set the agenda of what reforms are needed to drive the sector forward. The presenters met with over 100 members ...

Amina Schipp began searching for support after a series of unreported falls and a fatal medication error led to the end of her mother's life in 2019.  After sharing her story on a private Facebook group, Amina discovered that many ...

Social isolation and physical distancing have never looked as good as they have over the past year-and-a-half, proving to be essential tools in limiting the impact of the COVID-19 virus. More recently, much of NSW, Victoria and even occasionally south-east ...

Patricia Sparrow, chief executive of Aged Community Services Australia (ACSA), has announced her resignation after five years with the peak organisation. Under her leadership, Sparrow has steered ACSA through its transition into a national body, the royal commission and into ...