The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is a “step in the right direction” according to peak body Leading Age Services Australia (LASA). The announcement sees a focus on home care, rural and remote aged ...

Aged care providers should be required to report staff-to-patients ratios for their facilities each quarter, a committee investigating the move has told parliament. In a new report, the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport recommended the passage of ...

The health sector is making a considerable contribution to WA’s coffers, but this value may not be reflected in support for its workforce, according to a new report. To Health and Happiness: WA’s Health Industry Future, released by the Bankwest ...

I’m fit, healthy, enjoy my work, volunteer, do recreational and sporting activities, and am part of a loving family.” “I am old, tired and depressed.” The above quotes, provided to Newgate Research as part of a COTA-commissioned survey of over 50s, ...

For gamer, television presenter and Dementia Australia ambassador Stephanie Bendixsen, it was tricky coming up with different topics of conversation or activities she could share with her mother, who died earlier this year from dementia. That’s why she’s excited about ...

The aged care sector has again welcomed legislated quality standards that will take effect mid next year, following a function held in Parliament House to thank those involved in their development. The Aged Care Quality Standards will replace the existing four sets of standards ...

Dear nurse, Thank you. That’s the message at the heart of a new video tribute created by the Queensland University of Technology. Released to coincide with the 40-year anniversary of QUT’s School of Nursing, the video thanks the nurses it ...

Forget the usual knitted fare of socks, blankets and throws, Queensland aged care residents have been busy crafting pouches for possums and other native wildlife rescued by a local animal welfare group. Seasons Aged Care’s community manager Janet Norman said baby season ...