A new app has sought to break down communication barriers between elderly residents and staff brought on by face masks and social distancing. The Care Cards app, developed by NSW allied health provider Guide Healthcare, uses preset questions or probes ...

A new multi-million dollar research centre will use the voices of older people and aged care staff to influence the future of aged care delivery in Australia.  The Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translational Research, set to open in February, ...

Australia’s aged care sector was left unprepared to deal with Omicron as experts warn the government’s planning has been nothing short of “appalling”. Accusing the government of failing to roll out the booster program to residents fast enough, Australian Health ...

A man accused of raping an elderly woman after breaking into a Geelong nursing home has been committed to stand trial in a Victorian court. St Albans Park man Shane Huici, 23, is facing a raft of charges over the alleged incident at ...

Peak unions and providers have called for the Australian Defence Force to assist workers struggling with rampant COVID-19 outbreaks and staff shortages. In a joint statement, the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) urged the Prime Minister to deploy the ADF ...

Daily physical activity may help alter a person's brain chemistry to enhance cognitive function and help protect against dementia related symptoms, new research has found. The post-mortem study, published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, analysed ...

An elderly man is facing charges after he allegedly removed his 84-year-old wife from her Perth aged care home and drove 1500km across the state. Carol Lisle, 84, and Ralph “Terry” Gibbs, 80, were located with the help of truck drivers and local ...

Aged care policy experts are calling on the federal and state government to introduce a stewardship based model to fix the nation's rural, regional and remote aged care sector.  Recent figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show ...

As the Omicron variant rips through the nation’s aged care sector, peaks are asking for swift action from federal cabinet to relieve critical shortages and residents under lockdown. The latest federal data has reported over 500 active COVID-19 outbreaks in ...

Heartbroken families have described the grief and anguish they have experienced in the aftermath of the nation’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. In a victim impact statement, Steven Trimbos apologised to his late parents Ilias and Hrisoula, who both died after contracting ...