All residents at a troubled Adelaide nursing home catering to elderly dementia patients have now been moved to new accommodation. South Australian mental health minister Leesa Vlahos says the relocation effectively decommissions the Makk and McLeay wards at the state-run ...

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 ...

Cancer robs Australians of more years of life than any other disease, according to a new analysis. A report released Wednesday 14 June 2017 by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows while it’s burden has lessened, cancer ...

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 ...

A drug commonly used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes has been shown to protect them against serious heart problems like heart attack and stroke. It also significantly slows the progression of renal disease, according to a large study ...

Palliative Care NSW has welcomed news the sector will receive dozens of new nurses, training for hundreds of staff and better resourced end-of-life care in regional communities throughout the state as part of a record $100 million spend. Thirty dedicated ...

Euthanasia could be legal in New Zealand in less than a year with legislation to come before parliament in as little as a few weeks. The End of Life Choice Bill was plucked at random from the members’ ballot on ...