A year 11 student’s volunteering experience at HammondCare made her realise she wanted to continue giving to the aged care sector. Alana Leahy, a 16-year-old Sydney high school student, needed to complete her hours for the gold Duke of Edinburgh ...

Better management and training for dementia has been called for following the death of an older woman in a dementia ward. In July of this year, Joan Hobbs died after being beaten to death by a fellow resident with dementia. ...

Aged-care facility Bolton Clarke has partnered with Australian universities to launch a new program to inspire the future aged-care workforce through an innovative storytelling program. Storytelling in Health and Aged Care, Research and Education – known as SHARE – uses ...

The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1, aged care homes were required to have a registered nurse on-site for 24 hours, seven days a week. A month ...

An aged care chief recounted her sleepover at a residence as an "invaluable experience". Ingrid Harvey, chief of BlueCross, stayed overnight at BlueCross Box Hill with ACCPA chief Tom Symondson. Ingrid said the idea of staying overnight was raised during ...

A cafe in an aged care residency has become a hub for fostering intergenerational communication with meaningful connections and fun for residents and families. Star Cafe at Star of the Sea Aged Care Residence in Torquay, Victoria, aimed to provide ...

Overworked, overstretched, and overstressed – it is no secret that aged-care nurses are burning out and quitting their jobs across Australia. Data from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that since 2016, there has been a 60 per ...

Multiple aged-care facilities have been forced close due to workforce shortages in June and July, one month after a nationwide 24/7 nurse mandate was introduced into Australia's nursing homes. Last week three aged care facilities announced their closure, leaving 70 ...

Queensland aged care facility, Odyssey Lifestyle Care Communities opened an on-site GP office to help residents get immediate access to medical care. Hailed as a pioneering initiative by staff and residents, the on-site clinic hosts a team of two attending ...

Last Thursday, HSU aged care workers rallied to keep Newcastle's Wallsend Aged Care Facility open after fears the NSW government was closing it by stealth. Hunter New England Local Health District (LHD) confirmed Wallsend Aged Care Facility had more than ...