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Aged Care Royal Commission
What do Older Aussies want from the new Aged Care Act?
Older Australians and those close to them want human rights to be the top priority in the upcoming Aged Care…
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Industry & Reform
The thought behind the aged care home design guidelines
Draft National Aged Care Design and Principles are being written and trialled to meet recommendations proposed by the Aged Care…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
Not enough allied care workers to meet aged care standards
More than 25,000 health professionals would be needed to meet the explosive demand for aged care workers as the Australian…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
50 grand up for grabs in aged care home design competition
The federal government last week announced a competition where architects can submit aged-care home designs to test the new National…
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The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change
Ruth McCausland, UNSW Sydney; Peta MacGillivray, UNSW Sydney; Sacha Kendall Jamieson, University of Sydney, and Virginia Robinson, Indigenous Knowledge The…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
Federal Government unveils new program for food and nutrition
Australian chef Maggie Beer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have teamed up to introduce an innovative program focused on food…
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Calls for better dementia education after older woman’s death
Better management and training for dementia has been called for following the death of an older woman in a dementia…
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South Australia’s first dementia care village opens
A new dementia care village has opened in South Australia – complete with a shop designed by Coles, a hairdresser,…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
‘Older people must be consulted’: Peak advocacy bodies call for public feedback
The federal government has asked for feedback from caregivers, stakeholders, older people, their families, and their carers on the framework…
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Industry & Reform
Albanese Government delivers 24/7 nursing mandate
The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1,…
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