Opinion

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…

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…

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…

‘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…

Automation promises the support Australia’s aged care workers need – opinion

In a sector that epitomises meaningful work, it's only recently that technology has emerged that can aid staff and facilities…

The value of providing home care outside the home – opinion

Over the past ten years the range of care and support that can be easily accessed by elders who depend…

Ageism may be the result, but is it the cause? – opinion

This is a difficult time for aged care in Australia in so many ways. We know this from personal experience…

Why no outcry over record aged care deaths? – opinion

More aged care residents have died with Covid in the past 10 weeks than in the entirety of 2020 and2021…

Could ‘virtual nurses’ be the key to aged care staffing shortages? – opinion

Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed “virtual nurses” could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. This…

Why our need to learn peaks again in retirement: opinion

When Rita told me she was growing old I thought she meant wearing out. Turns out she meantgrowing more curious,…

Get busy living or get busy dying: opinion

Why are so many aged care professionals pushing for older people to have a “good death”? But nota good life?…

Workforce shortage solution is staring right at us: opinion

With Australia’s unemployment rate at its lowest level for more than 40 years, bringing the prospect of rising wages, higher…

Why increased nurse hours aren’t enough to fix aged care: opinion

Allied Health Professions Australia strongly supports increasing the hours of registered nurses in aged care, just as we support all…

The future of telehealth in residential care: opinion

COVID-19 is seen as the catalyst for many changes to entrenched behaviours and practices across society. Of all sectors these…

Better pay, more training, same job: nursing homes under Labor

Residents are going to love the better meals, getting the bell answered on time and not having to gooff to…

Nudging an ageing Australia away from retirement and aged care

It’s a while now since Dan Buettner introduced us to “blue zones" - places around the world wherepeople live longer…

Zero neglect by 2030 in aged care: opinion

Could aged care strategists learn from the recent shift in climate change strategy once leadersaccepted that our lives depended on…

Palliative care reimagined: the compassionate communities model

It has been suggested that the western world has lost its 'death literacy' as we increasingly look to outsource end of…

Poor staffing contributes to missed care in residential aged care

The recent announcement of a Royal Commission into aged care has brought issues of the staffing levels and skill mix…

On the safe side: nurse manager talks drownings in Australia

Queensland is known as the Sunshine State. Its hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters make it an attractive place…

Nursing on the front line: volunteer’s journey into a war zone

Allah yerhamu – “God have mercy on him”. This is one of the first lines of Arabic I needed to…

Childhood obesity: what can we do about it?

Despite abundant opportunities to engage in a healthy lifestyle, Australian adults are experiencing critical levels of overweight and obesity (63…

‘Normal’ births declining in Queensland

Women are more likely to have a normal birth in the public system and Queensland figures for such births lag…

Health workers in the Third Reich explored

The acts of nurses, midwives and doctors in the Third Reich were the focus of a recent free public lecture.…