New research confirms our daily sleep habits, age and lifestyle determines our risk of Alzheimer's in the future. The Australian-first study used acoustic stimulation technology to enhance slow wave sleep in older people to boost the clearance of toxins in ...
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Urgent visa change to fill aged care gap
The government will fast-track the processing of 60,000 permanent visa applications by overseas skilled workers in a bid to fill urgent staff shortages in health and aged care. The move comes as research shows that labour shortages in aged care ...
More »‘There’s no one magic bullet’: Aged Care Minister speaks about sector in crisis
As the short-staffed aged care sector braces itself for the impending Covid peak, the government has released new measures to guide providers on handling outbreaks in residential homes. The 'winter plan' comes in response to providers' claims that the government ...
More »Care Hotel offers new way of tackling shortage in respite care
An aged care provider is breaking new ground in offering respite and transitional care in a hotel-like environment. A national lack of short-term care has been reported as our aging population's needs are changing. South Australian home care provider ECH ...
More »‘Rebooting’ the brain to cure memory loss: podcast
A recent study may have found the underlying reason behind memory loss in dementia. Researchers from the University of Melbourne say that it could be due to a signalling problem in the brain rather than the loss of the actual ...
More »Why our need to learn peaks again in retirement: opinion
When Rita told me she was growing old I thought she meant wearing out. Turns out she meantgrowing more curious, wanting new ways to learn and impart. With a bit of prodding, she finally told me that she thought she ...
More »Govt unveils ‘winter plan’ as sector braces for third wave
The federal government has unveiled its plan to safeguard aged care homes from rising Omicron and influenza cases as defence force support and restrictions wind back. Last week, aged care minister Anika Wells met with aged care commissioner Janet Anderson, ...
More »Unvaccinated visitors to enter NSW aged care homes
Visitors to NSW residential aged care homes will no longer be required to be vaccinated against Covid under new changes starting Monday. State health authorities announced the reversal of the public health order on Wednesday after the state recorded over ...
More »Physio peak fears boost to nurse hours will cut allied health funding
The physiotherapy peak body fears the government's promise to raise nursing hours in residential care will cut the budget allocated for allied health services. The new AN-ACC funding model, set to replace the Aged Care Funding Instrument from October 1st, ...
More »Winning the race to secure overseas aged care workers: podcast
Australia needs to up its game in attracting overseas aged care workers to plug staffing gaps before competition with countries like New Zealand and Canada becomes more fierce, experts say. Chief executive of the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council, Louise ...
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