Unlicensed healthcare workers need regulation, not only for the wellbeing of those under their care but to ensure they’re not putting their own careers in jeopardy. That’s one of the key messages the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is sending ...

Phil Goulding stopped talking. It was only for a few moments, but the silence was noticeable. Up until then our conversation had been flowing freely. You see, we were talking about the face of ageing prisoners in Australia and it ...

Young onset dementia (YOD) is a term describing any form of dementia diagnosed in people under 65 years of age. Little is known about why it occurs among this age group, and, as it is less common, it can be ...

With a federal election looming, the Greens have announced a funding model for aged care, a component of their ‘human rights-based approach to funding’. Part of their package will provide funding for 50,000 new level 3 and 4 home care packages, ...

The 9th annual Australian Healthcare Week began in Sydney last week, and nursing and aged care were front and centre. Early in on the first day, the conference was given an economics rundown by Westpac senior economist Matthew Hassan, and despite slow ...

Japan has a rapidly ageing population. As it stands, 25 per cent of Japan’s population of approximately 127 million people are senior citizens – aged 65 or over – and by 2040 projections say that number will be at 35 ...

The Montessori method of education was developed by the Italian physician, anthropologist and pedagogue Maria Montessori in the early 20th Century. The philosophy centres around a child’s innate abilities. It is often described as a way of learning by doing and is ...

As the aged care royal commission continues to reveal deeply troubling cases of mismanagement and elder abuse, a new charter aims to shore up the dignity and protection of aged care residents. Released under the federal government’s aged care quality ...