At the recent ACN National Nursing Forum Georgina Willetts gave the key note speech on nursing’s past, present and future. Willetts joined the profession aged 17 because she “didn’t want to go to university,” and had no aspirations of leadership or pursuing a ...

“Maureen, hurry up!” Michaela urges her friend. Aiden does much the same with his older buddy Eric, who has sat down to rest. “We are coming last,” he tells Eric as he pleads for him to carry on. This scene ...

Adelaide start-up Lumary is a workflow management platform aimed at streamlining processes for workers in the aged care and disability space. The brainchild of founders Joseph Mercorella and Matthew English, Lumary was conceived during their time in the IT department ...

The Australian Journal of Rural Health has released a special issue this month that focuses on growing old in rural, regional and remote Australia. Made up of 13 research papers, the journal shows that ageing is about more than just ...

American dementia expert Teepa Snow was in Australia recently to hold seminars on her ‘Positive Approach to Care Training Strategy’. The seminars are designed for aged care professionals and explores a positive approach to dementia care and the effective engagement ...

At one point in time you can imagine everyone had a garden that they relied on for food. You might be old enough to remember that, or you might do that still, but having a garden is becoming all too ...

George Aki sat in the Sydney hearing of the royal commission to give testimony, and unlike most given that day, he was fairly positive. Aki was happy with the care his father had received towards the end of his life. However, ...

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is calling for a national program that would see pharmacists embedded in aged care facilities. A report by PSA shows that 98 per cent of aged care residents have at least one medicine-related incident and ...