The Health and Aged Care Minister announced a new initiative to expand access to flu vaccinations across aged care homes. Speaking to the press on Saturday, Mark Butler emphasised the importance of proactive health measures following a surge of flu ...
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Aged care volunteer found dead at home
The identities of a man and woman found dead inside a Perth home have been revealed, as homicide detectives continue their investigation into the deaths. The bodies of Mark, 64, and Lesley Stillman, 67, were found inside their Carramar home ...
More »Is minister’s praise of care minutes consistent with data?
The Aged Care Minister praised the increase in direct care minutes despite data revealing that less than half of the aged care facilities met the benchmark. Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells said residents were receiving an "additional 3.6 million ...
More »Internal alerts warn of maggots and weight loss
Staff at Bupa Aged Care had been warned of "a few recent incidents" of maggots in wounds and "unintended weight loss" in residents earlier this year. Documents obtained by The Sunday Telegraph reveal two internal "clinical safety alerts" sent from ...
More »Aged care worker steals $80k from residents and business
An aged care worker from Canberra stole around $80,000 from "innocent, trusting" residents and the provider she worked for. Ms Lory Jane Librando worked at the Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution in Holt and stole from three residents, including a woman ...
More »Perth aged care worker charged over alleged assault
A 27-year-old aged care worker has been charged with indecently assaulting a male resident in an aged care facility. Police reported on Tuesday that the assault allegedly occurred at an aged care facility in Perth's western suburbs last Friday. The ...
More »New study: Increase in retirement age impacts health
A new study has found people who stop work earlier are more likely to experience all the benefits of retirement. With the retirement age increasing to 67 last year, the study found that this could be more damaging to people's ...
More »New research reveals alarming delay in senior dental care
Renewed calls for a dental benefits scheme have been made after new research found seniors delayed or completely putting off going to the dentist due to costs. Research released by the Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia has found that ...
More »Aged care workers pay hike ‘not inflationary’
Claims that a pay boost for some 350,000 aged care workers could fuel inflationary pressures have been dismissed by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells. On Friday, the Fair Work Commission awarded increases of up to 13.5 per cent on top of 15 per cent granted last ...
More »Resident dies in fire at retirement community
An 83-year-old man is believed to have died in a fire at a retirement community in Burpengary, north of Brisbane, on Monday night. Police said two residents from the same village tried to rescue him. "They've bravely smashed windows and ...
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