Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to recruit registered nurses to live and work in regional areas. Sue Thomson, chief of regional aged care provider McLean Care, ...

You've just joined an aged care board. You reckon you'll be there for five years and are keen to make a difference – but it's looking harder by the day. What are you going to do?  Keep it simple. You ...

An award-winning sociologist is spreading awareness about how artificial intelligence (AI) in aged care could exacerbate ageism within the community. Monash University's Dr Barbara Barbosa Neves has received international recognition for her studies on ageing and socio-digital inequalities among older ...

Aged care provider Bolton Clarke officially launched its second retirement and aged care community in Melbourne last week. The planned retirement village, ‘Callisto Place’, will feature 90 one, two- and three-bedroom apartments in the Bundoora suburb. Next to Callisto place, ...

Two of Australia's top not-for-profit care providers, BaptistCare NSW & ACT and Baptistcare WA, will merge to in efforts to improve financial health and meet mandated care minutes and staffing levels. Despite sharing the same name, the two providers were ...

One of Australia's largest aged care providers has said it would like to see more women in leadership roles in the sector. In light of last week's International Women's Day, Aged Care Insite spoke with ECH chief Claire Scapinello, who ...

Healthcare experts have flagged the aged care sector at severe risk this winter as flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases spike over February and March. Cases of influenza and RSV have grown across northern hemisphere nations since the start ...

Aged care homes could face a longer and more impactful flu season this year, an infectious disease professor has warned, as flu cases in Australia begin to surge. Nearly 8,500 flu cases have been confirmed in Australia since the start ...

A neurology professor has foreshadowed a rapid increase in dementia cases within the next five years and has advised aged care providers to speed up staff training and facility designs. Over 400,000 Australians are living with dementia, and the number ...

A new report has revealed an excess of 12 per cent of the Australian population died due to Covid-19 in 2022, of which the majority were 65 and over. Research done by the Actuaries Institute, published last week, compared 2021-22 ...