Victoria has reported two more deaths and 317 coronavirus cases, making it Australia’s largest daily increase during the pandemic. Two men in their 80s have died, bringing the total deaths in the state to 29 and upping the national toll ...

Close-minded, crotchety and scared but also wise and knowledgeable. Those were some of the top-of-mind descriptors Australians used in focus groups with market research firm Ipsos, which was seeking out the views of the general public and key groups for ...

The worsening COVID-19 situation in Victoria could spell the return to more stringent aged care restrictions, the peak body for non-profit providers has warned. Aged and Community Services Australia chief executive Patricia Sparrow said: “Sadly, and despite everyone’s best efforts, ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has granted the aged care royal commission’s request for an extension. Originally meant to wrap up November, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will now deliver its final report by 26 February, 2021. ...

Valuable data routinely collected in residential aged care is being lost because providers are gathering and recording it in different ways. That’s the issue a team of Australian researchers are hoping to overcome with the Aged Care Data Compare project. ...

Over 17,000 people with dementia went missing in Japan last year and 245 of those people were never found. Data released by the National Police Agency shows that in 2019 a total of 17,479 people with dementia, or with suspected ...

A number of Queensland aged care providers are cutting frontline staff via redundancies and demotions, the state’s nursing union has warned. Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) said cuts to staff and care hours were occurring across more than two ...

New Australian research is looking at potential links between certain personality traits and the development of dementia. After an initial study suggested individuals with higher neurotic traits are more at risk of developing dementia, Associate Professor Hamid Sohrabi is looking ...