No nursing home visiting! This line struck Dr Russell Pearson as he was reading an advertisement for practices looking for GPs, as it was put forward as an incentive for jobseekers. “I was astonished,” Pearson said. “It made me wonder ...

GPs and practice nurses now have access to a tailored dementia care training program that aims to reduce stigma and help empower people with dementia, their families and carers. Through the Dementia Care Training and Education Program – pioneered by ...

A group of immunisation experts has again lent its weight to the push for mandatory healthcare worker vaccination. The Immunisation Coalition, which advocates for whole-of-life immunisation, said flu shots should be mandatory for all care, allied health and ancillary staff ...

Change the narrative about aged care. Take off the shackles. Polish the diamonds. These were some of the key messages that speakers at Aged Care Insite’s International Best Practice in Dementia Care seminar hoped attendees took away from the event. ...

Workplace issues like stress and bullying and physical and mental health worries are the key concerns for nurses, midwives and students who are ringing a dedicated helpline. Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) data from its first year of operation ...

Providing earlier access to palliative care could see fewer hospital admissions at the end of life and lower healthcare costs, research has found. Study lead Cameron Wright, from the School of Public Health at Curtin University, said the findings were important ...

A social networking site for individual streets has been recognised by a group dedicated to challenging notions of ageing and unearthing ideas that could change the lives of seniors. Called One Good Street, the online platform gives neighbours the opportunity ...

It was concern surrounding social isolation and loneliness in his own elderly father that led Associate Professor Don Kerr to look into the ways in which technology can empower people in later life. Kerr, who sits in the University of ...