Last week, the long-awaited Aged Care Taskforce report was released, with recommendations including a wealth-based funding approach to ensure financial longevity in the sector. A total of $23.6bn was spent on aged care in 2020-21, which increased to $24.8bn in ...
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New study to make aged care better for LGBTQ+
A new study will investigate how Australia's aged care sector can enhance service delivery to cover a wider demographic of gender and sexual diversity. Led by Southern Cross University professor Mark Hughes, the research project is set to break "new ...
More »New study finds opioid use in Australian aged care 30 times higher than in Japanese residents
A new study has found that only 11 per cent of Japanese aged-care residents are prescribed regular painkiller medications, compared to Australia's 74 per cent. Furthermore, the use of opioid painkiller medications was found to be 30 times higher in ...
More »IWD: 101-year-old Mavis Kohler reflects on a century of women’s rights
When Mavis Kohler was born in 1923, women were not allowed to drink in public bars, stand for federal elections, or to work in public service jobs after they were married. Society has, however, come a long way since then, ...
More »Financial elder abuse exacerbated by unaffordable housing market, study finds
A new study has suggested parents helping their adult children to buy a house will not protect them from financial abuse as they age. Housing prices, paired with the cost-of-living crisis, has driven many Australian young people to borrow money ...
More »‘An eggciting time’: Egg consumption beneficial for older Aus
A new partnership between Australian Eggs and Hearts4Heart aims to educate Australians about the health benefits of eggs on their hearts and cardiovascular systems. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects more than four million Australians, costing the economy $5bn each year – ...
More »Assaults in NSW aged care rise to highest level
Assaults reported at NSW aged cares have surged to the highest level in a decade, with the figure more than triple the number recorded a decade earlier. Data by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) obtained by the ...
More »New data shows dementia to almost double over 30 years
New data reveals the number of people living with dementia is expected to nearly double by 2054. Research by Dementia Australia revealed that dementia rates will increase by 93 per cent by 2054. Chief of Dementia Australia Maree McCabe said ...
More »Going cashless a problem for older Australians
This week, independent Queensland MP Bob Katter was fuming after the Parliament House staff dining room refused to accept his $50 note when he tried to order lunch. His awkward encounter renewed debate about Australia’s move towards a cashless society. ...
More »Language background may contribute to BPSB in people with dementia
New research has found that immigrants originally from non-English speaking countries who are living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared to their non-immigrant counterparts, who were more likely to present with hallucinations and delusions. ...
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