The importance of restoring and preserving these tissues in ageing people cannot be overstated. Losing weight is a positive thing for many people, but as we age it can be a reason for concern. A change in weight in aged ...

Even the election couldn’t get officials to focus on the needs of those who are the backbone of the system. Given the importance of the aged care and disability policies for readers of Aged Care Insite, the lack of attention ...

The use of surveillance cameras in residential facilities raises a number of privacy and consent concerns. Recently, there have been a number of news stories reporting on instances of ‘elder abuse’.  Elder abuse includes the abuse of residents by aged-care ...

When completing the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency accreditation assessor course in 2000, a phrase emerged that became integral to the qualification process for residential aged care facilities: ‘objective evidence’. What is the objective evidence that the policies and procedures are understood and ...

The collaborative response to aged-care reform in the lead up to the federal election has been promising. Various agencies across industry and government have responded in outrage to the proposed billions in cuts to aged care, shedding light on the multiple challenges ...

I am saddened and concerned by the mean-spirited treatment handed out to our older people in the federal Budget for 2016–17. Our politicians have assumed $1.3 billion can be taken out of the funding base for services to the elderly ...

As the representative body for large private sector residential aged-care providers, The Aged Care Guild recently commissioned Deloitte Access Economics to review the impact of cuts to the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) outlined in the 2016–17 federal Budget. The ...

Wearable devices made to track and log data are putting the focus on self-monitoring and reducing costs in the sector. We’re living longer and we want to live better. We’re also living more measured lives as our smart devices and ...