With the temperature hitting 32 degrees, 17,000 people took to the city's streets on Sunday to run 42.195km in the Sydney Marathon, including one eager 20-year-old from Wollongong, who set her mind to raising money for Dementia Australia. Participants ran ...
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Major bank scraps cash
A major bank has made the shock decision to scrap cash in all of its branches across Australia, in what could be another step towards a cashless society. Macquarie Bank has announced it will phase cash out across its branches ...
More »Over 30 aged care homes in NSW fail ‘acceptable’ standards
New data from the Department of Health has revealed more than 30 aged care homes in New South Wales were falling below ‘acceptable’ standards. As part of the latest star ratings released in August, aged care homes in NSW were ...
More »The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change
Ruth McCausland, UNSW Sydney; Peta MacGillivray, UNSW Sydney; Sacha Kendall Jamieson, University of Sydney, and Virginia Robinson, Indigenous Knowledge The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recognised the aged care system has failed to provide culturally safe care ...
More »Study finds ageism worsens health outcomes for aged care patients
As part of research into ageism's effect on older people's health, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) held educational workshops that saw 90 per cent of its participants rethink the way they communicated with old people. Evaluations conducted both immediately ...
More »New scholarships to boost aged care workforce
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has opened scholarships to help boost the aged care workforce. Last week, scholarship applications for aged care nursing and allied health opened at ACN – a move labelled by ACN as “vital”. ACN’s chief, ...
More »Older Sydneysiders warned to stay inside after hazard reduction burns
Older residents have been warned to stay inside today after Sydney woke to a thick blanket of smoke smothering the city after hazard reduction burns were conducted over the weekend. The smoke is a result of burns that were conducted ...
More »Victorian aged care homes most likely to be victims of theft
According to recent data, theft was the number one crime in nursing homes. In the year to March 2023, aged-care facilities saw more thefts than any other crimes – with nursing homes in Monash being targeted the most. Recent data ...
More »Police wait on crucial report that will reveal how 95-year-old Clare Nowland died
Police are waiting on a crucial report that will reveal the cause of death for Clare Nowland, a 95-year-old woman who died days after she was allegedly tasered by a police officer. Senior constable Kristian James White had previously appeared ...
More »Less is more: New research finds simple strategies helps reduce hip fractures
A new study by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) revealed that simple strategies can help to reduce hip fractures. The study found that simple strategies, such as walking, could lead to an extensive decrease in hip fractures. Lead researcher Professor Tuan ...
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