A third resident at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge has fallen victim to the coronavirus, COVID-19, along with a Brisbane woman – taking the national death toll to five. This news comes as the Victorian and ACT governments declare a state ...

Woolworths will open its doors exclusively to the elderly and people with disabilities for a dedicated shopping hour, after panic buying due to the coronavirus stripped shelves of essentials items. Most of its supermarkets across the nation will open to ...

An older person might be less likely to take their own life if there’s a pet in the home. That’s the new finding that has prompted calls for a closer look at pet accommodation in aged care.   University of ...

Two motoring legends have been named Dementia Australia Ambassadors. Sir Jackie Stewart and Allan Moffat will be officially welcomed as ambassadors at Stewart’s 80th birthday fundraising event in support of Race Against Dementia and the Dementia Australia Research Foundation to ...

The World Health Organization has declared the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic, expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses. But the organisation said it’s not too late for countries to act. By reversing course and ...

We only learned of the Commonwealth Government’s plans to call for tenders for the operation of Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) in January 2020. These would have effectively abolished the trusted, tried and tested system of advice and approval for ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison released details of the government’s health package to fight coronavirus and it included just over $100 million for aged care. The funding forms part of a $2.4 billion plan and will see workers educated and trained ...

A third Australian has died from the coronavirus COVID-19, as the total number of cases in NSW reaches 46 and the number of cases across Australia approaches 90. Globally there have been 105,586 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 3100 deaths ...