residential aged care

Senate inquiry report delivers dire warning

A Senate Community Affairs References Committee report has uncovered the true scale of delays faced by older Australians, detailing their…

Pay bump for 400,000 aged care workers

The pay rise, a result of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) work value case decision, brings welcome changes for the…

Aged care needs to get honest about VAD

Over 8,000 people have applied for VAD since the first law was implemented in Victoria in 2019. Yet, of 72…

Gov’t releases final aged care rules

The Albanese government has released the final version of its aged care rules, alongside updates to the sector's Star Rating…

Lecanemab approved by TGA

A new treatment for early to mild Alzheimer’s disease has been registered with Australia’s pharmaceutical regulator in a major development…

CPD: Your career compass

The thought of accumulating a minimum of 20 hours of CPD per registration period might feel like a chore, it…

Australians behind brain health breakthroughs

Australian scientists are on the brink of massive breakthroughs in brain health. New treatments, early screening, and even a potential…

Specialist dementia care success in Qld

Anglicare Southern Queensland's Abri Residential Aged Care Home in Southport only opened it's specialist dementia unit in May of this…

Tassie aged care welcomes $31m investment

Six aged care providers across Tasmania are set to receive more than $31 million in government funding, earmarked for crucial…

Dementia rates 5x higher for First Nations people

Studies have consistently found that dementia is three to five times more prevalent with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…

Australians are in more pain than ever

Pain is a serious public health issue and can have devastating consequences for individuals, affecting their ability to have fulfilling…

Antipsychotic use twice as high in residents with dementia

Researchers from Macquarie University have revealed that psychotropic medications are prescribed to aged care residents with dementia at twice the…

Maggie Beer wants joy back on the menu

The Maggie Beer Foundation has announced it's latest nutrition initiative, aimed at addressing critical issues of malnutrition, loneliness, and a…

Ministers meet to address bed block crisis

The nation’s health leaders are demanding “urgent action” from the federal government to tackle a $1bn aged care crisis that…

Dementia now number-one killer

Dementia has become the leading cause of death in Australia and more than one million people are expected to be living…

For migrants, dementia can mean losing a whole language

You may have lived in Australia for most of your adult life, speaking English every day. But if you acquired…

Palliative care workforce under siege

A new report by Palliative Care Australia has revealed that escalating demand, coupled with persistent funding constraints and workforce shortages,…

Estia Health grows aged care footprint

Estia Health will take over six of Vacenti's operational homes in Brisbane – Hamilton, Coorparoo, Carindale, Mount Gravatt East, Victoria…

How does autism affect ageing?

We know very little about the needs of autistic people as they grow older. Yet a new study suggests autistic…

Watchdog exposes gaps in aged care reform

A new statutory report from the Inspector-General of Aged Care has delivered a stark assessment of Australia’s progress in transforming…

Labor’s hand forced on home care packages

Despite Minister Rae’s emphasis on bipartisanship the opposition was quick to highlight that Minister Rae was reportedly excluded from the…

‘Brain cleaning’ lowers risk of dementia

Disrupted sleep may hinder your brain's waste disposal system and slow the clearance of waste products or toxins from the…

20,000 home care packages coming in October

The Coalition, Greens and crossbenchers passed an amendment to aged care legislation moved by ACT independent David Pocock, which will…

Over 200,000 on the waitlist for care

The chair of a Senate Inquiry into aged care delivery has accused Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae…

‘Grand-friends’: Why childcare is good for aged care

An experimental aged-care model in South Australia, where purpose-built independent retirement living apartments are co-located with an early learning centre,…