Australians over 55 are feeling insecure about their financial future and might hold off planning their retirement, a new report has found. Aged Care Insite spoke with Lead Researcher Dr Braam Lowies and Professor Kurt Lushington from the University of ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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One in five older Australians are experiencing age discrimination in the workplace affecting their mental health and creating serious obstacles in finding a new jobs. Associate Professor Alysia Blackman from the University of Melbourne says ageism and stereotyping can impact ...
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Olivia Daniel and her painting of 100- year-old Helene. Fifteen-year-old Olivia Daniel likes to paint and sculpt. She used her skills this year during the South Australian edition of 'The Centenarian Portrait Project by Teenagers' exhibition to paint Helene, a ...
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 »Call for more humane media portrayal of older people: podcast
Older people are being portrayed as being in ill-health, victims, or being a burden on society in the Australian media, prompting researchers to call for changes in how society thinks about ageing. A new QUT study, 'Visibility and invisibility in ...
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 »New aged care ministers sworn in by PM Albanese
Mark Butler has been named as the new Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. The deputy leader of the lower house was sworn in on Wednesday along with Queensland MP Anika Wells, who was appointed Minister for Aged Care ...
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