residential aged care

ACQSC cuts minimum liquidity standard

Public consultation has resulted in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission announcing changes to the proposed minimum liquidity standard…

Anglicare Southern Qld most trusted brand

The provider was named the Most Trusted Brand in Aged Care and Retirement Villages at this year's Reader’s Digest Trusted…

Taser cop’s sentence appeal begins

Prosecutors have argued the cop who fatally tasered an elderly woman at a nursing home didn’t give her any chance…

Still too many young people in residential aged care

More than 1000 young people remain in nursing homes across the country, after the federal government did not meet its…

Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?

About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones…

GPs urgently renew push for flu vaccinations

Australian health experts are sounding the alarm over low flu vaccination rates as winter sets in, warning children and older…

Serving those who’ve served: Honouring veterans in aged care this ANZAC Day

This ANZAC Day, while the nation pauses to honour all Australians who have served, it's important to acknowledge the veterans…

Tom Gleisner wrote a comedy musical – and it’s set in an aged care home

As one of the great minds behind The Castle, Frontline and Utopia, Tom Gleisner is someone you'd consider to be…

Fair Work targets aged care providers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has been conducting inspections across 20 businesses in residential aged care and home care, as well…

Soaring flu cases prompt warning from nation’s peak health bodies

Australians have been urged to get a flu vaccination as cases surge across the country, almost doubling in one state.…

NSW Police officer Kristian White avoids jail after fatal tasering of Clare Nowland

A stunned silence was heard in a Supreme Court room as the family of an elderly woman, who was fatally tasered…

Federal Budget: $2.6bn for wages and $291.6m for aged care not good enough says opposition

On Tuesday night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget, which, as expected, focuses heavily on the delivery of…

Communication and HCP top consumer dissatisfaction with aged care sector

The Older People's Advocacy Network (OPAN) has released its mid-year National Aged Care Advocacy Program Presenting Issues Report, detailing the…

Two of the best ways to respond to people with dementia who think they are in a different time or place

Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in acute wards – wards for patients who need close care for a sudden…

BaptistCare now third biggest provider as merger finalised

Three not-for-profit aged care providers have successfully combined forces, leading to a shift of the major players in Australian aged…

Calvary offered affordable rentals for retirees, it was full within 72 hours

As cost of living pressures continue to mount, and data showing that 20 per cent of older Australians are retiring…

5 years since Covid was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one

On March 11 2020, as Covid continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared…

Latest round of ACCAP grant opportunities now open

Applications are now open for the latest round of the federal government's Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP). The Department…

Aged care nurses set to earn more from March 1

Registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care will soon be paid more under the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) changes…

Can a purple humanoid with Disney charm help combat the country’s loneliness epidemic?

In an Australian first, aged care provider mecwacare, has teamed up with home-grown robotics companyAndromeda, to bring new age companionship…

Western Sydney nurse struck off after vile act involving aged care resident with dementia

A western Sydney nurse masturbated in front of a dementia patient after turning the lights off and closing the curtains…

New year, same aged care crisis: Longer wait times, facility closures and hospital strain

Recent government data reveals that wait times for accessing aged care services have continued to grow year-on-year. The Productivity Commission's…

Family stare down cop who tasered 95yo Clare Nowland as son declares he will ‘never forgive’

The son of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who was fatally tasered by a NSW Police officer has declared he will “never…

Undervalued and alone: Report on social isolation

As we celebrate the 'most wonderful time of the year' it is important to remember that many people within the…

A clearer path to quality care: Understanding Star Ratings

For residential aged care workers, delivering high-quality care is at the heart of their profession. The Star Ratings tool offers…