Sex object. Battle axe. Doctor’s right-hand maiden. These are some of the historical stereotypes of nurses that researchers say must be challenged in order to encourage more school leavers to consider the profession. Published online in Nurse Education Today, a ...

Employers know that they need to bring new blood into community aged care, yet they’re reluctant to hire young workers due to a perceived lack of life experience. This is one of the findings of La Trobe University research into ...

More support from government and industry is needed to ensure residents and staff in residential aged care benefit from the transition towards consumer directed care (CDC). Right now, the sector isn’t prepared. These are some of the key points raised ...

With offerings like Still Alice, The Iron Lady, Black Mirror and even Wolverine-headed superhero flick Logan, more and more movies and TV shows are shining a spotlight on living with dementia, albeit with varying degrees of success and accuracy. And ...

Telling someone that their loved one is gone or has passed might seem like a gentle way to break news of a death but sometimes using such euphemisms can lead to misunderstanding and confusion, a palliative care expert has cautioned. ...

Nurses and allied health staff across 13 aged care sites have turned to an online network to help reduce the incidence of falls. Twenty aged care staff with an interest in falls prevention took part in a web-based Community of ...

The final dress rehearsal of the Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College’s production of High School Musical has enthused a room of aged care residents, with some dancing as they left the theatre hall. The residents and consumers were invited as guests ...

Brain stimulation during exercise might look like something straight out of science fiction but the combination could one day be used to help older Australians and people who have had a stroke, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of ...