Latest food and nutritional spending data in residential aged care indicates a significant improvement compared to 2021, aged care peak chief Tom Symondson says. The Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)'s response comes after a Food and Nutrition 2021-21 report found ...

In a sector that epitomises meaningful work, it's only recently that technology has emerged that can aid staff and facilities to focus more on frontline care. Meaningful work, as a concept, has been discussed in academic, people and cultural circles ...

It's standard fare for profitable businesses to know a lot about their customer's journey. And the pain points on the journey. Then make sure their products and services address the pain points, becoming value their customers can't do without. So, ...

Over the past ten years the range of care and support that can be easily accessed by elders who depend on care at home in this country has become increasingly narrow. Despite the rhetoric of increasing consumer choice and of expanding ...

Australia's major scientific research organisation has granted researchers from Victoria University over a million dollars to speed up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in aged care. CSIRO's funding will go to five PhD projects looking to reduce falls and ...

Australians, including vulnerable groups, will not be asked to roll up their sleeves for a fifth Covid-19 vaccine just yet, Health Minister Mark Butler says. On the backdrop of a spike in cases across the country, Butler said ATAGI had ...

A new programme is exploring how human-animal interactions can scale down loneliness and social isolation in older people and those from intergenerational and intercultural backgrounds. Researchers in the pilot study 'Pets and People' use domesticated animals, including dogs, birds and ...

The appearance of two new sub variants of Omicron in Australia is unlikely to lead to renewed restrictions and lockdowns in aged care, two immunologist experts have said. BQ.1.1 and XBB strains recently emerged in NSW, Victoria and WA, and ...

An aged care provider is spearheading how to better present and deliver food to aged care residents. For-purpose aged care home VMCH followed Maggie Beer modules to train their staff on improving food quality and service during mealtimes. Earlier last ...

Aged care advocates and experts have said the federal government's first budget fulfilled key election promises but does not financially support true reform. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor's budget this week, with $3.9 billion earmarked for the aged care ...