A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that the risk of dementia is higher for those with hearing impairment. A major component of hearing impairment is difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments and the study ...
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Half of aged care workers still unvaccinated as mandatory deadline looms
With the deadline for mandatory vaccination for aged care workers less than eight weeks away, over half of the workforce remains without at least one vaccine dose. At the end of June the PM announced that vaccination would now be ...
More »New thermal imaging technique may help provide better wound care
New research by RMIT and Bolton Clarke has found a way of predicting whether a wound needs extra management, offering an early alert system for the most chronic wounds. Published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, the study shows that ...
More »COVID-19 news: two Sydney hospital workers test positive, aged care sector caught off guard by vaccine news
More than 100 patients and staff have been forced into isolation after an unvaccinated student nurse worked for several days across two Sydney hospitals while infected with Covid-19. The 24-year-old worked shifts at Fairfield and Royal North Shore hospitals between ...
More »Ageism and selfies: why are older people reluctant to take and share selfies online?
Over half of Older Australians are reluctant to share photos online due to a fear of being ridiculed, according to new research. Earlier this month, researchers from Swinburne University ran a day-long pilot study, interviewing thirty people aged over 65 on ...
More »‘Difficult cohort’: COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory for aged care workers
Vaccination against COVID-19 will now be mandatory for anyone working in residential aged care, the government has announced. In a late night press conference after a national cabinet meeting, PM Scott Morrison said state and territory leaders agreed that by ...
More »Aged care worker fired after reporter breathed on during anti-lockdown protest
An aged care worker has been dismissed after she was captured in footage breathing on a reporter during an anti-lockdown protest in Victoria. Footage of the woman deliberately breathing at reporters and cameramen on Saturday at a protest in Melbourne’s ...
More »Victorian aged care worker tests positive for COVID-19, reports virus has spread to residents
Aged care has been plunged back into the centre of a COVID-19 crisis as a staff member has tested positive for the virus in Victoria. After Victorians headed back into lockdown for seven days at the end of last week, ...
More »Most Aussies concerned they won’t have enough money to retire: research
Retirement. It’s a time most people look forward to with bliss. It’s traditionally been the time when the mortgage is paid, the kids are finally off your back, and one can look forward to sipping wine while watching the sun ...
More »Budget expected to hand aged care 10bn funding boost
The federal budget, which will be handed down on Tuesday, is expected to include a 10 billion package for aged care, which aged care minister Greg Hunt described as "the largest in Australian history". Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has told the ...
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