An epidemiology expert is urging older people to get their flu shot and winter booster after a 36 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases in aged care homes this week. As of 31 March, there have been 658 active outbreaks ...

Almost a third of Australian aged care facilities spend less than 10 dollars a day on residents' meals, new data has shown, reviving calls for greater transparency around food spending. Of the 2,600 aged care facilities which self-reported food data ...

Tuesday’s federal budget directed $49.5 million dollars to training for aged care workers despite repeated industry calls to increase wages.  The Morrison Government's total forecast spending on aged care for 2022-23 has increased by less than 1 per cent compared ...

Two gene mutations associated with the Familial Natural Short Sleep phenomenon (FNSS) could be linked to stalling Alzheimer’s Disease.  People with FNSS, who need to sleep only four to six hours a night, developed fewer hallmarks associated with Alzheimer’s, University ...

A survey of 1000 aged care workers conducted by the United Workers Union has found that 97 per cent of respondents are yet to receive the promised $800 bonus for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union said many ...

Almost half of older people are reluctant to go into residential care due to fear of being mistreated or isolated, a new survey shows.  Recent research from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) asked close to 300 Victorians aged over 65 what ...

A Sydney Mardi Gras board member and human rights activist has detailed the unique challenges faced by older LGBTIQ+ people in the aged care system. Robyn Kennedy, who marched in the original Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978, spoke during the ...

It’s a while now since Dan Buettner introduced us to “blue zones" - places around the world wherepeople live longer than the rest of us. Longer lives that are also healthier and happier. These blue zones turn out to be ...

One of the aged care sector's most outspoken advocates has announced she will enter the race to replace Health and Aged Care Minister Greg Hunt in the independent seat of Flinders during the upcoming election. Director of Aged Care Matters ...

Aged care residents will be among the first in the country to receive a newly approved at-home COVID-19 treatment. Antiviral pill Lageviro, also known as molnupiravir, was recently listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Under the guidelines, doctors will be ...