An aged care provider has launched a campaign to encourage the public to give their thanks to nurses for all they do, following research that revealed fewer than one-in-three people can name a nurse who has cared for them or ...

Following its release last night, health and aged care peak bodies and industry experts have sorted through the Turnbull Government’s 2017-18 Federal Budget with a fine-tooth comb. Here, Aged Care Insite shares what they believe are the biggest wins for ...

Widespread screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) – an irregular heart rhythm that can cause blood clots to form in the heart and travel to the brain – in people aged 65-years-and-over could reduce the risk of strokes and premature deaths, ...

Aged care health students have much to gain by hearing from older adults in the classroom, Australian researchers have said. Associate professor Maree Bernoth, from Charles Sturt University (CSU), has involved people living in residential aged care in the learning ...

Employers have an important role to play in the prevention and response to family violence, an Australian aged care provider has said. Benetas was announced as one of 27 employers to be accredited as a White Ribbon Workplace, bringing the ...

Fire. Floods. Earthquakes. Terrorist attacks. These events may not be part of a health professional’s typical working day but they might take over one. To help students and practitioners from different professional fields gain a common understanding of the principles ...

GPs and elderly women taking statins should regularly monitor for increased blood glucose, researchers have said. The call was prompted by research that linked the cholesterol-lowering drugs with an increased risk of developing diabetes among elderly women. Led by Dr ...

Older Australians who use the internet daily are less likely to experience feelings of loneliness than those who peruse the web less often. This was one of the key findings the Whiddon Group has highlighted from its Social Isolation and ...