Living past your 110th birthday may sound like a dream for some and a nightmare for others. For Australia’s oldest man, Frank Mawer, it was a long ride full of excitement and extraordinary adventures. He was born on August 15 ...

Victoria’s plan to pay for nurses' and midwives' studies in exchange for working in public hospitals has raised concerns for the staff-stricken aged care sector. Victorian premier Dan Andrews announced in August that over 10,000 students will receive undergraduate scholarships ...

Men over the age of 85 continue to have the highest suicide rates of any age group in Australia, new data shows, prompting calls to address an issue that experts say has been largely ignored. Recent figures published by the ...

Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed “virtual nurses” could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. This might involve remote, possibly artificial intelligence-assisted, virtual care, rather than physical nurse presence, to assist nursing homes to meet new ...

Aged care nurses and carers have been tipped as being in one of the most in-demand professions in Australia. The federal government ranked the top ten industries facing critical worker shortages over the next five years ahead of its Jobs ...

Making aged care an attractive place to work, boosting job security and utilising overseas recruitment were key issues flagged at a pre-summit industry roundtable held last week. Aged care providers, advocates, experts and health unions met with federal aged care ...

The number of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care homes are trending down for the first time in weeks, according to Australia’s weekly aged care report.  As of August 5 there were 952 active outbreaks in aged care homes nationally, down ...

The federal government will make a submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) today to propose a pay rise for residential and home care workers, fulfilling one of Labor's core election promises. The government has refused to specify a dollar ...

The Albanese government has passed its first piece of major aged care legislation, enshrining an updated code of conduct for providers, a five star rating system for residential care homes, and mapping out the details of a new funding regime. ...

There are nearly 10,000 aged care residents and staff infected with COVID-19 in Australia. Recent data from the Department of Health and Aged Care has shown there are currently 9906 active COVID-19 cases in 1064 residential aged-care facilities across the ...