Alternating air pressure mattresses (APAMs), not two-hourly repositioning, is the key to preventing bed sores. What’s more, the constant mandated repositioning of residents in aged care could be a form of unintentional abuse and ultimately unlawful. This is according to ...

Minister for Senior Australians and Aged care Ken Wyatt has announced $70 million a year towards the treatment of people with severe dementia. A “world first” national network of specialist care units has been introduced, aiming to provide person centred ...

Statins seem to make headlines across Australia every year – some touting their benefits and safety, others warning of side effects. No example of the power of media coverage on the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs is as pertinent as that ...

In what could be a major development in the study of dementia and other cognitive impairments, an American study has found that among those with hypertension, intensive systolic blood pressure control can reduce the likelihood of mild cognitive impairment, which ...

Peak bodies have welcomed the allocation of 775 new short-term restorative care places, announced today by the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care. The additional $58 million in annual funding will see the number of Australians receiving restorative care ...

This summer Australia has endured record breaking temperatures and the hottest December on record, with the 27th of December becoming the hottest nationally recorded mean maximum at 40.19C. At the time of writing, the temperature across all of South Australia ...

“I was in a palliative care ward here in Sydney, and there were two nurses on a ward of 16 people who had four people actively dying, one of which was our person. Our person was really scared of being ...

I call Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt but get his voicemail. He is in the middle of a radio interview I am told. He calls me back, wishes me a happy New Year and I comment ...