Opinion
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Navigating ethical challenges in aged care: The role of clinical education – opinion
Aged care in Australia, as in many parts of the world, faces significant challenges as the population ages and demand…
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Lighten the load with technology that saves money and retains staff – opinion
Finding and keeping the staff required to deliver the best of care for older Australians is no simple undertaking, as…
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How older Australians can stay at home – opinion
Home is where the heart is, and older Australians want to stay there. But the reality they increasingly face is…
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People with dementia aren’t currently eligible for voluntary assisted dying. Should they be?
Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure…
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What regional aged care requires from the Federal budget – opinion
Next week, the Government will reveal their hand on whether they will honour the Aged Care Taskforce recommendations and back…
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‘I hope publishers will be brave’: Older women are often erased in fiction – but in two new Australian novels they take centre stage
Carol Lefevre, University of Adelaide If older women move through the world with a sense of being unseen, in the…
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NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place
Katie Attwell, The University of Western Australia and Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Months after COVID vaccines were introduced…
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‘More of the same’: Response to Taskforce report – Opinion
The issue with the Aged Care Taskforce's recommendations isn't solely the proposed increased payments for residential care. It's about what…
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Why does aged care’s love affair with institutionalising people persist? – Opinion
Mental health, disability, homelessness, First Nation people, kids at risk, infectious diseases; all thse sectors have turned their backs on…
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Quality over quantity: Move from meeting targets to providing holistic care
As the Government’s Aged Care Taskforce prepares to hand down its recommendations later this month, it is a timely moment…
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