Young onset dementia (YOD) is a term describing any form of dementia diagnosed in people under 65 years of age. Little is known about why it occurs among this age group, and, as it is less common, it can be ...

With a federal election looming, the Greens have announced a funding model for aged care, a component of their ‘human rights-based approach to funding’. Part of their package will provide funding for 50,000 new level 3 and 4 home care packages, ...

The 9th annual Australian Healthcare Week began in Sydney last week, and nursing and aged care were front and centre. Early in on the first day, the conference was given an economics rundown by Westpac senior economist Matthew Hassan, and despite slow ...

Japan has a rapidly ageing population. As it stands, 25 per cent of Japan’s population of approximately 127 million people are senior citizens – aged 65 or over – and by 2040 projections say that number will be at 35 ...

The Montessori method of education was developed by the Italian physician, anthropologist and pedagogue Maria Montessori in the early 20th Century. The philosophy centres around a child’s innate abilities. It is often described as a way of learning by doing and is ...

As the aged care royal commission continues to reveal deeply troubling cases of mismanagement and elder abuse, a new charter aims to shore up the dignity and protection of aged care residents. Released under the federal government’s aged care quality ...

The government has praised a new funding model proposed for residential aged care. Called the Australian National Aged Care Classification system (AN-ACC), its authors say it explicitly focuses on improving quality of care, rather than paying providers. Professor Kathy Eagar, ...

Home care providers will be required to publish their pricing information in a new standardised schedule on the My Aged Care website by mid-year. Aged care minister Ken Wyatt said the move will help older adults understand and compare service ...