Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has become emotional speaking about two of her constituents in parliament on Wednesday. The Lilley MP spoke about Pat and Jack Cook as she introduced the first of two pieces of legislation to make changes to the aged care sector. ...
More »News
Woman jailed for attempted murder in Brisbane aged care home
A woman who tried to kill her elderly father on his request by suffocating him in a nursing home north of Brisbane acted “impulsively” in a moment of poor judgment, a court has been told. Rebecca Louise Burden last week ...
More »Scientists unravel a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease
A new Flinders University study has shown how a protein called tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, turns from normal to a disease state. Researchers say the discovery could help to prevent the tau transformation process ...
More »Covid deaths in aged care homes on the rise
Coronavirus deaths in Australian residential facilities are beginning to rise again, according to recent figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report showed the percentage of COVID-19 deaths among aged care residents increased from 17 per cent ...
More »‘Major change’: new aged care peak comes into force
Australia’s aged care sector officially has a new joint peak organisation. On Friday, Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) and Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) made its official transition into the Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA). The peak's ...
More »Care staff speak out at fair work pay rise case
Personal care workers are under increasing pressure to juggle residents' complex health needs while nurses are fleeing from the sector due to a lack of support, the fair work regulator has heard. Last week, around 72 aged care staff, including ...
More »St Basil’s aged care managers face court
Managers of a Melbourne aged care home where 50 residents died during a Covid-19 outbreak have argued against giving evidence as it would lead to a ‘dress rehearsal’ for criminal charges, a court has been told. Former chairman of St Basil’s Kon Kontis ...
More »Sector nurses to miss out on ‘thank you’ bonus
Nurses working in the private and aged care sectors will not qualify for NSW and Victoria's ‘thank you’ bonuses, state premiers have clarified. Last week, NSW and Victoria announced it would offer public healthcare workers $3,000 in bonus payments in ...
More »Aged care residents face high rates of sexual violence
Recent data has shown that more than 500 people living in residential aged care were sexually assaulted in the last three months of 2021. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission said it received 530 reports of unlawful sexual conduct ...
More »Walking slowly could be a key sign of dementia
People who walk slower and experience memory problems as they age are at an increased risk of developing dementia, a major global study has found. Over seven years researchers from Australia and the US studied more than 16,800 people aged ...
More »