New results from a medical trial have revealed that a new drug may be able to slow the progression of early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that Donanemab may slow the progression of the disease by targeting amyloid plaques ...
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Aged care workers receive a pay increase
More than 250,000 aged care workers in Australia are set to receive a 15 per cent wage increase after the government allocated $11.3 billion to fund pay rises in its federal budget. The increase applies to direct care aged care workers ...
More »New research trial looks at link between social cognitive skills and dementia
A new clinical program targets improving social cognitive impairments in older people recently diagnosed with dementia. Aged-care provider Silverchain teamed up with UNSW's Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) and The University of Queensland to examine if improving the social ...
More »Aged Care Minister quizzed on 24/7 nursing care and funding levy
Australians won't be given a new time frame for the introduction of 24/7 nurses onsite in aged care homes after Labor conceded the July 1 deadline would be 'impossible to meet.' On Sunday, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said she ...
More »Everything providers need to know about the 24/7 nursing requirement
Aged Care Insite delved deeper into the details of reporting, breaks, and exemptions as the round-the-clock nursing mandate is to become law on July 1. The reform has emerged as a significant concern, especially for small and rural aged care facilities grappling with ...
More »‘Critical’: Half of providers in the red for the second year in a row
Acute workforce issues and financial instability will push more aged care homes to close unless key funding and retention problems are addressed by the federal government, according to the latest industry report card. Researchers from the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative ...
More »Frail lives matter: opinion
Open letter to Tom Symondson, chief of the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). Come on, Tom, when will you call out the whole tasering affair for the ageism it is? Please don't tell us that more training, resources ...
More »Government and Opposition spar over home closures
Australia's aged care minister has defended her unwavering commitment to the sector following criticism from the Opposition for exacerbating pressures on aged care providers. Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Anne Ruston said Labor's 'rushed' decisions on staffing requirements ...
More »Labor breaks 24/7 nursing deadline
Labor has admitted it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care home in a significant about-face on an election promise. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has said the sector is "thousands ...
More »‘Impossible’: rural homes struggle with 24/7 nurses
Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to recruit registered nurses to live and work in regional areas. Sue Thomson, chief of regional aged care provider McLean Care, ...
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