The violence prevention efforts of an Australian not-for-profit aged care provider have been bolstered by a grant from the Victorian Government. Through the [email protected] project, Southern Cross Care (Vic) and the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH) aim to develop ...

As the aged care sector continues to evolve in response to changes in legislation and funding, what does this mean for human resources? Over the last five years, as the aged care sector has been undergoing immense change, I’ve had ...

Quality first aid training can help aged care providers improve the health and safety of residents and staff, as well as stand out from competitors. Following sweeping industry reforms in late February, organisations in the aged care sector are under ...

Sex object. Battle axe. Doctor’s right-hand maiden. These are some of the historical stereotypes of nurses that researchers say must be challenged in order to encourage more school leavers to consider the profession. Published online in Nurse Education Today, a ...

Employers know that they need to bring new blood into community aged care, yet they’re reluctant to hire young workers due to a perceived lack of life experience. This is one of the findings of La Trobe University research into ...

With offerings like Still Alice, The Iron Lady, Black Mirror and even Wolverine-headed superhero flick Logan, more and more movies and TV shows are shining a spotlight on living with dementia, albeit with varying degrees of success and accuracy. And ...

Researchers and nurses have agreed on the content of a competency framework for gerontological nursing. Associate professor Victoria Traynor from the University of Wollongong’s School of Nursing said the idea of a framework or approach that could be considered standard ...

An aged care provider has launched a campaign to encourage the public to give their thanks to nurses for all they do, following research that revealed fewer than one-in-three people can name a nurse who has cared for them or ...