A global review has highlighted the urgent need for gender-neutral policies to protect the mental health of unpaid female carers. Researchers from the University of Melbourne looked at nearly 140,000 records worldwide and found that unpaid caregiving negatively affected mental ...

An advocacy group has released a manual for aged care workers to help reduce the impact of ageism on residents. The guide from EveryAGE Counts hopes to assist workers in preventing and addressing ageist attitudes affecting older people through language. Ageism is ...

A new programme is exploring how human-animal interactions can scale down loneliness and social isolation in older people and those from intergenerational and intercultural backgrounds. Researchers in the pilot study 'Pets and People' use domesticated animals, including dogs, birds and ...

Australia's peak body for dementia is pushing for compulsory workforce training to boost aged care services for people living with the disease. Over two-thirds of people in residential aged care are estimated to live with a moderate to severe cognitive ...

This article was submitted before the pay rise decision made by the Fair Work Commission on Friday 6th. It’s been exactly twelve months since aged care providers have operated by 'living with Covid' with the last mandatory lockdowns in NSW ...

An aged care provider is spearheading how to better present and deliver food to aged care residents. For-purpose aged care home VMCH followed Maggie Beer modules to train their staff on improving food quality and service during mealtimes. Earlier last ...

Voluntary assisted dying legislation needs to be more consistent across Australian states and territories to improve accessibility for people living with dementia, a law expert has said. Last week, Tasmania became the third state to legally allow people with terminal ...

Bernie and Barbara Donnelly, aged 91 and 95, have been married for 70 years, raised four children, and are now the proud grandparents of four. But three years ago, the couple began to notice that Barbara forgot things more often ...

An Australian woman receiving at-home care has said recent regulation changes made by her provider has negatively impacted her independence. Helen Neville, 76, lives with severe scoliosis, a debilitating condition where the spine is curved sideways, causing significant pain and ...

Unawareness among older Australians around accessing home care packages may lead to people passing up funding that would otherwise allow them to live at home longer, an aged care specialist has said. The government has started the rollout of an ...