Nearly a million Australians are eligible to claim millions of dollars in unclaimed Medicare benefits before Christmas. The federal government has announced that $234m in unclaimed funds will be paid back to people without valid details updated on myGov. There ...

A 90-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted in her room at a nursing home two weeks ago in Bateau Bay has died. Police allege 34-year-old Brett Anthony Crawford, who lives in a nearby town, broke into the facility in the Central ...

A police officer who allegedly recklessly tasered a 95-year-old woman in her aged care home has had his charge upgraded to manslaughter. Clare Nowland was suffering an episode when she was allegedly tasered in a Cooma nursing home by Senior Constable Kristian White ...

One in five aged care workers says the 200 minute per resident mandate is 'impossible' to achieve, and 71 per cent say they are struggling to retain registered nurses (RN), according to a 2023 report. A July mandate sees aged ...

A man has pleaded guilty to trying to rape a resident at an aged care centre in Victoria. Shane Huici, a 25-year-old factory worker, appeared on Friday at the County Court in Melbourne and admitted to his attempt to rape ...

Seven of NSW’s south coast beaches now have ‘mobility mats’ and floating wheelchairs to support people with reduced mobility who want to visit the ocean. The mats form a path that can be rolled out towards the water, allowing for ...

An investigation by The West Australian newspaper found Perth's MercyCare Rockingham was rebuked over poor care by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission for several issues in 2022; it has since become compliant. One instance was around the facility's ...

This year, Australia has spent a total of $241.3b on healthcare goods and services, which is a six per cent increase from 2021. So far from last year, a total of $241.3b has been spent on healthcare goods and services ...

Western Australia's Supreme Court judge will be asked to decide whether the murder of a resident at an aged care facility in Albany was a "thrill kill" or a "mercy killing". Jacob Anthony Hoystead murdered 70-year-old resident Monica Mary Stockdale ...

Older Australians and young people can expect to pay less when seeing a doctor after a major boost to the bulk-billing incentive for GPs has kicked in. Starting November 1, GPs will receive triple the incentive to bulk bill concession ...