“I want to begin this hearing with a basic proposition. People living in rural, regional and remote communities of Australia ought to have the same levels of access to aged care as people living in metropolitan areas, and the aged ...

Researchers at Monash University have discovered a potential link between the way individuals walk and their likelihood of developing dementia. To put it more scientifically, the researchers were investigating “whether variability from one step to the next during walking, and ...

Five South Australian aged care homes that are part of a CCTV pilot project will have to wait to be fitted with cameras as the state government searches for a new technology partner. Cameras were meant to switch on towards ...

Scott Morrison has committed to a home care funding boost in the tailwind of the royal commission’s interim report. Within the report, commissioners and staff outlined “areas of urgent action” that the government need not wait for their final report to ...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its interim report yesterday and although it did not make any recommendations – it is saving those for the final report due next year – it laid down the gauntlet ...

Victoria is calling on the Commonwealth to institute minimum staffing ratios for all aged care providers ahead of the release of the royal commission interim report. Via the state government’s submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and ...

Acting as the primary carer for a family member can lead to poor health and lower quality of life for up to a year after the loved one has passed away. New research by Curtin University found that, compared to non-carers, ...

The federal government must act now to stop 16,000 older Australians dying each year while they wait for the help they need to remain in their homes, aged care advocates say. Thursday’s interim report from the aged care royal commission ...