Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Eugenia Tsihlis, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support. Taxpayers contributed A$28 billion to the various programs in 2022-23. ...

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has been accused of "unacceptable ignorance" about the standard of audits performed by consultants that have been paid tens of millions of dollars to inspect aged care homes across Australia. The aged ...

A South Australian woman believed to be Australia's oldest person has died at the age of 111. Catherina van der Linden died on 26 January at Southern Cross Care's West Beach Residential Care home. "[Catherina] passed away peacefully on Australia ...

A NSW aged care worker has been charged with 72 counts of allegedly using a 'vulnerable person's' credit card, stealing more than $71,000. Daisy Aben, 67, allegedly used the 'vulnerable person's' NAB credit card to withdraw cash from Mosman ATMs, ...

Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured we’ve got one of the best health systems in the world. But we’re rarely told where we actually stand relative to others. ...

A new study by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) found that at-home gamified step exercises effectively prevented falls in people over 65. The research asked participants to do "smart±step" – an exercise gaming system developed by NeuRA – for 120 minutes ...

A Charles Sturt University project has secured a grant of $600,000 to help improve the mental health of people transitioning to residential aged care. The project, Improving the Mental Health of Older Australians Navigating the Transition to Residential Aged Care ...

As the Government’s Aged Care Taskforce prepares to hand down its recommendations later this month, it is a timely moment to reflect on the current state of our sector and our purpose as providers – to provide rich and rewarding ...

Aged care residents in Australia are receiving on average only half of the appropriate care and even less for other common conditions like depression, a new study has found. In world-first research, Macquarie University's Australian Institute of Health Innovation evaluated ...

Queensland aged care provider Lutheran Services has joined the federal government's Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement. The agreement aims to help alleviate critical workforce shortages by attracting skilled carers from overseas. As part of a five-year agreement, Lutheran Services will ...