One in five older Australians are experiencing age discrimination in the workplace affecting their mental health and creating serious obstacles in finding a new jobs. Associate Professor Alysia Blackman from the University of Melbourne says ageism and stereotyping can impact ...

Brisbane-based and dedicated volunteer Jeanette Ayre has been honoured with a place on the Queen's Birthday awards list this year. The Order of Australia Medal is well deserved as she's devoted over 40 years of her life to volunteering within ...

The ‘declining’ financial sustainability of Australia’s aged care sector will see taxpayer costs for services double over the next 40 years, according to a new report. Researchers from the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) published a new independent discussion paper ...

Growing interest in art as an alternative therapy to boost mental health has spurred an aged care home to organise a unique event. A two-hour 'Pinot & Paint' event at Uniting Bowden Brae village in Sydney's Normanhurst was held with ...

Olivia Daniel and her painting of 100- year-old Helene. Fifteen-year-old Olivia Daniel likes to paint and sculpt. She used her skills this year during the South Australian edition of 'The Centenarian Portrait Project by Teenagers' exhibition to paint Helene, a ...

Nurses working in the private and aged care sectors will not qualify for NSW and Victoria's ‘thank you’ bonuses, state premiers have clarified. Last week, NSW and Victoria announced it would offer public healthcare workers $3,000 in bonus payments in ...

Aged care staff across Australia will receive a pay increase after the nation's industrial umpire ruled to lift the national minimum wage. The Fair Work Commission handed down its annual review on Wednesday, lifting minimum hourly rates from $20.33 to ...

Scientists have pioneered the 'Balance Mat' in an effort to reduce high numbers of lethal falls in aged care. Falls by older people are more likely to result in hospitalisations or severe injury, where data found that 94 per cent of ...

The government must introduce significant reforms to deal with the high rates of sexual assault in residential care homes, experts have said. Recent revelations that 50 sexual assaults occur in an aged care home each week have drawn attention to ...

A new study has highlighted the lack of rural health services available for older people living with mental health conditions. Researchers from Flinders University surveyed 6000 older people in remote South Australia and found that 13 per cent lived with ...