An epidemiology expert is urging older people to get their flu shot and winter booster after a 36 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases in aged care homes this week. As of 31 March, there have been 658 active outbreaks ...

A new aged care training centre has opened at Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Casuarina campus to better educate and prepare students.  CDU and the Territory Labor Government invested $1.7 million into the centre, which includes four specialised beds and modern ...

Australian aged care homes would have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day, staff would get a pay rise and residents would have better care under a $2.5bn overhaul promised by the federal opposition. Anthony Albanese used his ...

Tuesday’s federal budget directed $49.5 million dollars to training for aged care workers despite repeated industry calls to increase wages.  The Morrison Government's total forecast spending on aged care for 2022-23 has increased by less than 1 per cent compared ...

A digital eye screening device is in development that could help detect eye diseases earlier to prevent blindness in older people, and may also play a role in predicting cases of Alzheimer’s disease.  Using artificial intelligence (AI), The University of ...

A Monash University study has found people who live in more affluent areas have superior memories and a lower risk of developing dementia, highlighting the need for better facilities in disadvantaged areas to promote healthy lifestyle habits and help curtail the growing ...

Two gene mutations associated with the Familial Natural Short Sleep phenomenon (FNSS) could be linked to stalling Alzheimer’s Disease.  People with FNSS, who need to sleep only four to six hours a night, developed fewer hallmarks associated with Alzheimer’s, University ...

A survey of 1000 aged care workers conducted by the United Workers Union has found that 97 per cent of respondents are yet to receive the promised $800 bonus for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union said many ...

This week the Nine Papers reported that the Federal Government was considering cutting back on funding allied health services that were deemed to be “not necessarily the most clinically appropriate”. The reported plan was met with concern from allied health ...

Almost half of older people are reluctant to go into residential care due to fear of being mistreated or isolated, a new survey shows.  Recent research from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) asked close to 300 Victorians aged over 65 what ...