Cut the TV aerials in common areas, there are better things to watch. This suggestion comes from Villa Maria Catholic Homes (VMCH) St Catherine’s aged-care lifestyle co-ordinator Sue Sammartino, who has been working with residents to build up a library of ...

“The best thing to happen this year for me was that I became the minister for aged care,” federal health minister Sussan Ley said. “I put my hand up when the change of prime minister occurred because I believe it ...

After facing discrimination throughout their lives, many older trans and gender-diverse people fear they will encounter more of the same when accessing care services in the community. This is one of the issues Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) diversity manager ...

The shadow minister for ageing, Labor MP Shayne Neumann, has said the government fails to understand that the ageing population is an opportunity, not a burden. He points to an array of issues that resurfaced throughout 2015. In particular, he ...

Since the release of the national Blueprint for an Ageing Australia, and the subsequent formation of the Longevity Forum, the forum’s chairman, Everald Compton, says the group has made steady progress. “We [said] it would take five years for us ...

Quality of care was high on the research agenda in 2015, and associate professor Briony Dow, director of the National Ageing Research Institute, said this will continue in 2016. “There’s been a lot of focus on quality care, which I ...

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation federal secretary Lee Thomas said although 2015 has been full of challenges, it’s gone incredibly quickly. Within aged care, Thomas said, developing a workforce strategy is still a top priority. “Aged care is a different ...

In the new year, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) will examine changing from a federation to a unitary structure, while continuing to engage government in dialogue about sector needs. “As a [chief executive], I am looking at how I make ...