The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has released its fifth edition of the Silver Book, a guide for GPs dealing with the clinical care of older people. One in three GP-patient interactions are with people 65 and over and, ...

A group of aged care residents have shot down stormtroopers, defended AT-ATs and explored Hoth – all in the name of cognitive stimulation. University of New England postgraduate student Alex McCord – who completed neuropsychological testing of 24 Feros Care residents before, ...

The aged care industry is big business. It accounts for approximately one per cent of Australia’s GDP, with revenues of over $20 billion and approximately 5 per cent annual growth. For the near quarter of a million aged care workers, this ...

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 ...