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What aged care can expect from the budget
The 2022-23 federal budget, to be announced tomorrow, will outline the government's plans for the coming term and treasurer Jim…
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Gender equity bill shows promise for ‘undervalued’ care sector: podcast
A government pledge to establish an expert panel looking into wage inequality in the care sector could significantly benefit women…
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Experts raise ‘significant concerns’ around revised aged care standards
Aged care experts have raised significant concerns around the language and implementation of measures contained in the government's revised quality…
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65-year-old aged care resident publishes third book: podcast
A writer is proving that moving into residential aged care doesn't have to change your life. John Donohoe joined Uniting…
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Sparrow returns as COTA chief
Australia's major advocacy group for older people has appointed former aged care peak lead Patricia Sparrow as its new chief.…
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Report shows abuse and neglect still rife in aged care: podcast
An audit from one of Australia's top advocacy groups has revealed harrowing stories of abuse and neglect in aged care,…
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One in two carers experience high psychological stress, survey finds
A new survey has found carers are exposed to higher risk of mental illness and lower well being due to…
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Expert raises Support at Home concerns: podcast
The suggested framework of a unified Support at Home program may have significant flaws that need to be urgently fixed…
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NSW scraps major Covid rule
A major Covid requirement will be abandoned in one state by the end of the work week in a sign…
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Aged care peak welcomes new chief
One of Australia's most influential aged care peak organisations has welcomed a new chief executive. On Friday, the Aged &…
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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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Report reveals Australia’s care economy shortfalls
Australia's care economy will be in need of a thousand staff within the next five years, a figure that is…
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Peak concerns over capped home care fees: podcast
The industry peak body has called on the government to restructure My Aged Care as it considers a blanket cap…
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$1.4 billion boost to strengthen aged care and hospitals against Covid
Healthcare minister Mark Butler announced last week that the government will fork out an additional $1.4 billion over the upcoming…
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A strawberry a day keeps the ageing process away: podcast
Eating 500 grams of strawberries, equal to 2.5 cups, every day might be one way to stave off age-related diseases,…
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Adopting NZ’s aged care blueprint could be Australia’s salvation: podcast
Cameron Holland, chief of Ryman Healthcare Australia If Australia wants to prepare for a rapidly ageing population and fix the…
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Australia’s oldest man passes away in his sleep peacefully
Living past your 110th birthday may sound like a dream for some and a nightmare for others. For Australiaâs oldest…
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Hearing loss raises chance of dementia three-fold: podcast
Out of every thousand people aged over 65, it's estimated that 83 Australians are living with dementia. To boost support…
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Royal Commission Response Bill may violate basic human rights: podcast
As the second major aged care reform bill passed the lower house on Thursday last week, law experts continue to…
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Changing the narrative around ageing women: podcast
What does it mean to age as a woman? Radio broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons's latest book, A question of…
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Free uni for nurses could shrink care workforce: peak unions
Victoriaâs plan to pay for nurses' and midwives' studies in exchange for working in public hospitals has raised concerns for…
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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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Report reveals workforce has lost faith in aged care reform: podcast
Close to 60 per cent of Australia's workforce say the reforms in the new aged care bills are impossible to…
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High suicide rates among men aged 85 and over
Men over the age of 85 continue to have the highest suicide rates of any age group in Australia, new…
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Could âvirtual nursesâ be the key to aged care staffing shortages? – opinion
Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed âvirtual nursesâ could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. This…
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