Overcrowding in an aged care home makes it more likely the home will be hit with a COVID-19 outbreak, international research suggests. The University of Toronto and Mt Sinai Hospital analysed data from 618 nursing homes in Ontario, Canada. The ...

Australia’s aged care workers are fighting for a 25 per cent wage increase in a landmark case. Should the Health Services Union’s (HSU) “historic” work value case bear fruit, all aged care workers’ pay would rise by at least $5 ...

If there are one oldie but goodie book that young men still do at pubs, it is buying a girl that they will be interested in in an effort to break up the ice. The funny thing is the fact ...

In the counsel assisting’s final submissions to the aged care royal commission, between detailed accounts of workforce and governance issues, is the uplifting story of a community care worker who walked 6km to visit a dying client. In March this ...

Despite Victoria’s tenth straight day with no new COVID-19 infections health authorities are remaining cautious, warning traces of the virus are likely “still out there” in the community. There remains two mystery cases – previously identified over the past 14 days – ...

As the UK heads back into a month-long lockdown, and cases of COVID-19 soar across the nation, the government has advised that aged care homes can now accept visitors. Daily cases of the virus have soared to 20,000-plus, with deaths ...

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The work of five aged care professionals is in the national spotlight after they were named in a new category in the 2020 innovAGEING National Awards. Head of innovAGEING Merlin Kong said the overall finalist field was filled with innovations ...