Two-thirds of Australia's aged care providers are operating at a loss, according to recent data, with inflation rates driving up costs of delivering quality care. A recent StewartBrown report warned residential homes are falling short of roughly $14.67 per bed ...

A government pledge to establish an expert panel looking into wage inequality in the care sector could significantly benefit women working in aged care. Last week, employment minister Tony Burke indicated that federal Labor's "Secure Jobs, Better Pay" bill will ...

A writer is proving that moving into residential aged care doesn't have to change your life. John Donohoe joined Uniting Epping Carinya five years ago at age 60 after his landlord passed away and sold his apartment, and is still ...

An audit from one of Australia's top advocacy groups has revealed harrowing stories of abuse and neglect in aged care, prompting an industry expert to call for urgent reform. The number of calls reporting neglect and abuse has increased by ...

The suggested framework of a unified Support at Home program may have significant flaws that need to be urgently fixed before its commencement in July next year, researchers have said. The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative report was written in response ...

The industry peak body has called on the government to restructure My Aged Care as it considers a blanket cap on home care fees. During the election, Labor made a commitment to cap home care fees after the Royal Commission's ...

Eating 500 grams of strawberries, equal to 2.5 cups, every day might be one way to stave off age-related diseases, according to an exciting field called cellular senescence. The science studies 'senescent' cells that have have stopped dividing and linger ...

Cameron Holland, chief of Ryman Healthcare Australia If Australia wants to prepare for a rapidly ageing population and fix the unsustainability of the sector, we need to look at alternative approaches, said Ryman Healthcare Australia's recent discussion paper. "Australia's aged ...

Out of every thousand people aged over 65, it's estimated that 83 Australians are living with dementia. To boost support and clear the persisting misconceptions around the disease, the annual Dementia Action Week kicks off today with a campaign called: ...

As the second major aged care reform bill passed the lower house on Thursday last week, law experts continue to advocate removing amendment nine from the first piece of legislation. Of the 14 implementations included in the Royal Commission Response ...