While you can't stop birthdays from happening, you only grow old when you stop learning, Healthy Ageing Professor Laurie Buys from the Australian Catholic University says. "We start as children and, as we go about our lives, we go through ...
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Thousands of aged care outbreaks as providers struggle to access antivirals: podcast
The aged care providers peak body has revealed some providers are unable to access antivirals amid 1,013 national outbreaks in nursing homes with over six thousand residents infected. Two days ago, the government announced the ADF deployment to aged care ...
More »‘There’s no one magic bullet’: Aged Care Minister speaks about sector in crisis
As the short-staffed aged care sector braces itself for the impending Covid peak, the government has released new measures to guide providers on handling outbreaks in residential homes. The 'winter plan' comes in response to providers' claims that the government ...
More »Physio peak fears boost to nurse hours will cut allied health funding
The physiotherapy peak body fears the government's promise to raise nursing hours in residential care will cut the budget allocated for allied health services. The new AN-ACC funding model, set to replace the Aged Care Funding Instrument from October 1st, ...
More »Call for emergency funding as providers reach fiscal cliff: podcast
Experts are calling for emergency government funding to prevent more aged care homes from going under. StewartBrown's latest March 2022 Sector Report reveals the financial performance of the aged care sector over the past nine months. The report showed that ...
More »Latest census data reveals pressing need for aged care reform
Australia is facing a rapidly ageing population with an urgent need for assistance – the numbers from the recent Australian Bureau of Statistics census did not beat around the bush. Experts fear the already stretched aged care sector in its ...
More »Take a holiday to keep dementia at bay
Can going on a holiday treat dementia? A team of researchers from Edith Cowan University believe 'travel therapy' could be the future of treatment for people living with dementia. To integrate this into our healthcare system, lead researcher Dr Jun ...
More »‘It’s time for action’ – union’s response to CEDA’s worrying report: podcast
With nearly 65,000 aged care workers leaving the sector each year there are dire concerns for the future wellbeing of older Australians. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) released a new report last week which found staff shortages in ...
More »One in three older Australians hesitant about retirement: podcast
Australians over 55 are feeling insecure about their financial future and might hold off planning their retirement, a new report has found. Aged Care Insite spoke with Lead Researcher Dr Braam Lowies and Professor Kurt Lushington from the University of ...
More »Why it is vital we properly recognise the care economy – opinion
Fixing aged care is set to be a key priority of the new government under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. So is a more affordable and improved system of child care, reform of the NDIS, and strengthening Medicare and the health ...
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