Could aged care strategists learn from the recent shift in climate change strategy once leadersaccepted that our lives depended on it and that we had no choice? We wondered what a strategy for changing aged care would look like if ...
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Aged care minister blows off COVID-19 meeting to attend cricket
Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck has come under fire for attending The Ashes test match on the same day he advised he was too busy to front a Senate inquiry into the government’s Covid response. Senator Colbeck has claimed he attended the ...
More »Mobile app eases mask stress for deaf residents
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 ...
More »New $34 million dollar research hub for aged care
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, ...
More »‘Appalling’: Omicron response blasted
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 ...
More »Man faces court after alleged sexual assault of aged care resident
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 ...
More »Unions call for defence force to support aged care workers
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 ...
More »Exercise may help protect brains from dementia symptoms
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 ...
More »Elderly man charged after taking wife from aged care home
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 ...
More »Fixing Australia’s ‘broken’ rural aged care system
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 ...
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