New devices and software are responsible for many advances in medicine but they cannot be allowed to make us forget the value of human contact. Nurses have seen the value of touch and must keep it in mind as healthcare technology ...

Reforms and innovation can bring positive change to a sector, but recent digital innovations in delivery of social care have suffered from poor implementation. Web-based platforms and digital reform are playing a key role in the personalisation of social care ...

The Aged Care Complaints Commissioner is off and running. Maintaining the public’s trust in the office will require unbiased reviews. Some good news, for a change. According to the first report by the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner, complaints about aged care ...

Tax time can be a time of dread for many of you aged-care workers, as you try to sift through boxes of receipts to work out what deductions you can claim on your tax return. You aren’t alone. In fact, aged-care ...

The coming aged-care reform, especially to home care packages after February 2017, is quickly bringing digital disruption into sharp focus. For some, the hard work of transformation to a ‘selling organisation’ is still a long way off, and it’s not ...

Nutritional needs change as people get older, putting more emphasis on dairy, fibre and fluids. Good nutrition is paramount throughout life; however, needs change with each life stage. As we age, different nutrients become more important to support what’s happening ...

Business models in the sector must evolve to survive; better to be proactive about it and have a voice as consumers and demographics change. The Australian aged-care sector needs to take inspiration from the disruption that is taking place in ...

Funding cuts and reform still loom large, but a co-operative cross-bench and responsive ministers are good signs for the future. After one of the longest election campaigns in Australia’s history, and almost a six-week wait to realise the final makeup ...