Carol Lefevre, University of Adelaide If older women move through the world with a sense of being unseen, in the world of books, and especially in contemporary fiction, they have all but been erased. So pervasive is their absence, it ...

Katie Attwell, The University of Western Australia and Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Months after COVID vaccines were introduced in 2021, governments and private organisations mandated them for various groups. Health and aged care workers were among the first ...

The issue with the Aged Care Taskforce's recommendations isn't solely the proposed increased payments for residential care. It's about what value we'll receive for the additional investment, potentially up to $50k per year or more if we opt for additional ...

Mental health, disability, homelessness, First Nation people, kids at risk, infectious diseases; all thse sectors have turned their backs on institutional care. The harm was too high, the safety too low. So why has aged care remained steadfast in its ...

As the Government’s Aged Care Taskforce prepares to hand down its recommendations later this month, it is a timely moment to reflect on the current state of our sector and our purpose as providers – to provide rich and rewarding ...

Bruce Fieler in his New York Times bestseller, Life is in the Transitions, tells us that by the time we turn 65, we will have experienced 30 to 40 life disruptors.  Mostly, we’ll take these in our stride. But three ...

Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Want to keep working after you’ve reached pension age? The Australian government has just made it a little bit easier, increasing the amount you can earn per year from work ...

Many people will have heard about “intergenerational practice” via the TV. This is the purposeful bringing together of different generations, aiming to benefit all involved. It’s the idea central to ABC TV’s Old People’s Home for Teenagers and its predecessor, ...

It’s no secret that there’s a labour shortage in aged care.  Current projections estimate the industry is still short thousands of registered nurses and personal care workers. By 2050, Australia will need an estimated 400,000 additional aged care and home ...

People are living longer and with more chronic health conditions – including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and dementia – than ever before. As societies continue to grow older, one pressing concern is the use of multiple medications, a phenomenon known ...