Almost 1000 participants converged on Sydney last week to hear from trailblazing researchers, advocates, tech developers and those with lived experience, at the biannual International Dementia Conference 2024. The two day forum featured more than 90 keynote speakers and panellists, ...

Further government funding has been made available for 100 regional and rural aged care providers to either expand a current facility or set up a new one. The funding comes under the Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) program, a collaborative initiative between ...

Following months of anticipation, new details pertaining to aged care reform have been released. During last weeks parliamentary sitting, the parties took significant steps towards bipartisan collaboration but no formal agreement has been reached. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said ...

In a make or break week for aged care in Australia, the Albanese government is expected to strike a deal with the Coalition that will see self-funded retirees pay more to access aged care services. Many in the sector are ...

In a bid to remodel best-practice principles for dementia care, the Albanese government will inject $1.3 million into the development of updated Clinical Practice Guidelines and Principles of Care for People with Dementia. The project will be led by Monash ...

In a direct response to Royal Commission recommendations for the delivery of specialised dementia care, the Australian government has invested a further $16 million to bring in what they have dubbed a 'new era in dementia respite care.' Within the ...

Hal Swerissen, La Trobe University In a country like Australia, we all expect that when we get old, we’ll be able to rely on a robust aged care system. But aged care providers can’t find staff and a crisis is ...

A $35m investment will be made into a new aged care, disability support and mental health care and support TAFE centre in Cairns in an effort to fill gaps in industries facing skills shortages. The boost comes as part of ...

Food and nutrition in residential aged care has been keenly discussed in Australian media recently, with rising living costs, Maggie Beer's Big Mission and the Department of Health and Aged Care's dedicated Food, Nutrition and Dining Hotline, all playing their ...

As Australian nurses grapple with sector wide staff shortages, the Department of Health and Aged Care has revealed that demand will continue to outweigh supply for more than a decade. The Nursing Supply and Demand Study has forecast the workforce ...