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NSW Premier backs police amid backlash over fatal tasering incident

NSW Premier Chris Minns has backed the state police following the release of crucial details about the fatal tasering incident…

New care tool for rural older Australians receives federal support

A rural health service has received considerable funding from the federal government to launch a care planning tool for older…

First workers arrive from Papua New Guinea under revised government scheme

A regional Queensland aged care provider has welcomed the first group of personal care workers from overseas under a renewed…

There’s still joy and connection in aged care amid the horrific stories

Amid horrific aged care stories, there is joy, care and connection Residential aged care has suffered two fresh blows in…

New task force weighs up consumer contributions

An expert group has been assembled to rethink the aged care funding model and put 'people's rights at the centre…

Home care faces financial setback: Quarterly Snapshot

A new report into the aged care industry has highlighted the contrasting financial performance of Australia's residential and home care…

‘Few homes’ can achieve key staffing requirements

A recent aged care report has identified that only one in ten residential care facilities in Australia could meet all…

March against police after Ms Nowland’s death

A group of protesters have called for NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb to stand down over the death of Clare…

Officer charged after 95-year-old Clare Nowland dies in hospital

The NSW police officer who allegedly tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland has been charged after the beloved great-grandmother died in Cooma…

Penelope Marshall: Trailblazing aged care voice on Nursing and Midwifery Board

Penelope Marshall has become the first-ever aged care representative of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).  With over…

Police taser 95-year-old woman at Cooma aged care facility

A 95-year-old woman has been hospitalised after being tasered by police inside a NSW aged care home.  Police officers were…

WA aged care worker pleads guilty to murder of resident

A former aged care worker is facing a lifetime in jail after pleading guilty yesterday to the murder of a…

Using ‘human touch’ to care for people living with advanced dementia: opinion

More people living with the advanced stages of dementia are transitioning to residential aged care facilities as they approach the…

Aged care providers push for removal daily fee cap

Aged care providers are calling for a higher consumer contribution and for the government to uncap the basic daily fee,…

Health warning following death of older woman from tetanus

An urgent health warning has been issued today after an older woman died on April 1st after contracting tetanus. A…

Ryan Park sworn in as NSW Health Minister

A former PE teacher who has expressed support for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in public hospitals has been sworn in as…

Influx of overseas staff ‘opportunity’ to address racism: podcast

Recruiting overseas staff to fill workforce shortages in aged care could prompt the sector to become more culturally safe, a…

ACCPA proposes new aged care working visa

Aged care providers have proposed the federal government establish a specific visa for skilled migrants to deliver 24/7 registered nurses…

Governing for good aged care: opinion

You've just joined an aged care board. You reckon you'll be there for five years and are keen to make…

New study links AI to ageism: podcast

An award-winning sociologist is spreading awareness about how artificial intelligence (AI) in aged care could exacerbate ageism within the community.…

BaptistCare kicks off largest aged care merger of 2023

Two of Australia's top not-for-profit care providers, BaptistCare NSW & ACT and Baptistcare WA, will merge to in efforts to…

‘Triple threat’: Virus alert as winter looms

Healthcare experts have flagged the aged care sector at severe risk this winter as flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)…

‘This is just the start’: Anika Wells reflects on Royal Commission

March 1 marks two years since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s shocking final report was tabled…

Using complaints to improve aged care

As a sector, aged care has a breadth of responsibility that sets it apart. Supporting not only older people’s daily…

ACCPA asks for changes to funding system

Australia's aged care providers have asked to address workforce and worsening operating losses in the upcoming federal government's budget. Today,…