A fresh legal challenge to Covid-19 vaccination mandates for health workers in NSW is “very different” to the two lawsuits knocked back last week, a court has been told. John Edward Larter, a paramedic and deputy mayor of the Snowy Valleys Council, ...

Adding extra dairy into the diets of residents can drastically reduce fractures and falls in aged care, according to a new study. A two year trial — carried out by the University of Melbourne and Austin Health — tested the ...

After fears that the mandatory vaccination rules may cause havoc among the aged care sector, Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed that nearly 100 per cent of the workforce is now fully vaccinated. In a speech to parliament on Tuesday, ...

The NSW government has won a landmark Supreme Court challenge to the state’s lockdown measures to combat the Covid outbreak. Two sets of plaintiffs – who all refused to be vaccinated – filed civil suits asking for various aspects of ...

Do you have difficulty getting out of a chair, opening a jar or crossing the road? If yes, you may be showing signs of sarcopenia, which causes the accelerated loss or failure of skeletal muscle mass and function. An estimated ...

Legislation that would give terminally ill people in NSW the right to end their own lives on their terms will be formally introduced to the state’s parliament on Thursday. Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, who is leading the push for ...

Ever wondered why aged care is full of passionate, good, caring people, yet the care older residents get is often so bad? That kind staff are working their bums off to do the right thing – but older clients are ...

The government is taking nominations for the 'Aged Care Council of Elders', one of the key recommendations from the royal commission, however, industry peaks are calling for more transparency into future plans. In a joint announcement, Health Minister Greg Hunt ...

Discrimination on the basis of age is illegal in Australia, but we still see prejudice reflected through the way we use language and communication, according to the executive director of the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), Professor Briony Dow. “What ...

New research suggests that the baby boomer generation will be a force for change in the way we care for older Aussies. The boomer generation, aged between 56 to 74, will want bang for their buck when it comes to ...