Australian women are willing to tell others about their bladder leakage but the majority simply laugh off the health issue, a new survey has found. The Continence Foundation of Australia survey of 1000 women aged 30-years-and-older found that while women ...

Australia has its first dementia-friendly airport thanks to a collaboration between staff, researchers and dementia advocates. Alzheimer’s Australia gave its tick of approval to Brisbane Airport at today’s launch of a new guide to its terminals for travellers with dementia. ...

Key nursing bodies have backed recommendations to explore the staffing and skills mix in residential aged care to combat abuse of elderly Australians. The Australian Law Reform Commission on Wednesday 14 June 2017 released its report, Elder Abuse – A ...

Peninsula Villages is a residential aged care community in Brisbane Water, on New South Wales’ Central Coast, an hour north of Sydney. CEO Shane Neaves and his team at Peninsula Villages are currently working with Brisbane Water Secondary College to ...

Sex object. Battle axe. Doctor’s right-hand maiden. These are some of the historical stereotypes of nurses that researchers say must be challenged in order to encourage more school leavers to consider the profession. Published online in Nurse Education Today, a ...

Employers know that they need to bring new blood into community aged care, yet they’re reluctant to hire young workers due to a perceived lack of life experience. This is one of the findings of La Trobe University research into ...

More support from government and industry is needed to ensure residents and staff in residential aged care benefit from the transition towards consumer directed care (CDC). Right now, the sector isn’t prepared. These are some of the key points raised ...

Taking a daily low dose of aspirin to prevent blood clots can be disabling or even lethal for people aged 75-and-over with a history of heart attacks or strokes, scientists have warned. The risk of internal bleeding caused by swallowing ...