Opinion
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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 Safetyās shocking final report was tabled…
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Using complaints to improve aged care
As a sector, aged care has a breadth of responsibility that sets it apart. Supporting not only older peopleās daily…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Could āvirtual nursesā be the key to aged care staffing shortages? – opinion
Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles hasĀ reportedly proposedĀ āvirtual nursesā could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. This…
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