Aged-care facility Bolton Clarke has partnered with Australian universities to launch a new program to inspire the future aged-care workforce through an innovative storytelling program. Storytelling in Health and Aged Care, Research and Education – known as SHARE – uses ...

Greg Buckley's remarkable journey of becoming a clinical dementia specialist was celebrated at Uniting Eabrai in the ACT as part of Aged Care Employee Day. Thirty-five years ago, Greg's life was turned upside down when a traumatic brain and spinal ...

An aged care chief recounted her sleepover at a residence as an "invaluable experience". Ingrid Harvey, chief of BlueCross, stayed overnight at BlueCross Box Hill with ACCPA chief Tom Symondson. Ingrid said the idea of staying overnight was raised during ...

In 2019, Amina Schipp met Yvonne Buters through a private Facebook support group when Amina’s mother died due to a medication error. Two years later, the duo have been on a journey of a grassroots campaign called Aged Care Reform ...

Overworked, overstretched, and overstressed – it is no secret that aged-care nurses are burning out and quitting their jobs across Australia. Data from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that since 2016, there has been a 60 per ...

Scientists at UNSW Sydney have made a breakthrough discovery that could better protect older people from gastroenteritis, an illness causing vomiting and diarrhoea. A new study examined over 300,000 patient samples, identifying the bacterium Aeromonas as the second most prevalent pathogen associated with ...

New research suggests that residential aged care providers are compromising residents' ability to enjoy intimacy and express their sexuality. La Trobe University's Australian Centre for Evidence-Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) surveyed almost 3,000 residential aged care facilities across Australia. It found ...

Queensland aged care facility, Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities opened an on-site GP office to help residents get immediate access to medical care. Hailed as a pioneering initiative by staff and residents, the on-site clinic hosts a team of two attending ...

The majority of Australians support older people's rights to own pets while living in residential care homes, according to the results of a major online survey. A 2-minute questionnaire was conducted by Companion Animal Network Australia (CANA) and received over 1,100 responses. ...

Dark humour can be a guiding light for older people when navigating the complexities and trials of ageing, according to a philosophy professor. As people age they face many challenges including loneliness, social isolation, disability, frailty, and losing friends and ...