An epidemiologist has warned the aged care sector to stay vigilant of soaring Covid-19 cases as Australia heads into a fifth wave this winter. Between the 11th and the 18th of May, there number of Covid infections in residential aged ...

A new study has highlighted the importance of personal possessions in designing communal areas to create a sense of belonging for its residents. The QUT School of Design and Sheffield Hallam University study in the UK explored the link between personal items ...

Six residents from aged care provider Uniting NSW.ACT braved the heights of the Sydney Tower Eye last Monday. Joined by four carers, the group looked onto the emerald city in the 360-degree observation deck and then ventured on the open-air ...

Southwest Queensland will welcome four new residential aged care spaces following a federal and state $12.87m investment into regional healthcare. On Friday, the QLD Palaszczuk government and the Commonwealth announced health communities in Cunnamulla, Injune, Surat, and Augathella would expand ...

Forty-one more aged care facilities have been awarded top marks in the government's star rating system following its first major update since December. The October to December quarter update revealed an additional 34 facilities received five stars and seven a ...

Covid-19 numbers have doubled in residential aged care over the past two months amid an ‘alarmingly low’ drop in Covid-19 vaccination rates, according to a recent federal government report. Over 2,600 residents and aged care staff tested Covid positive on ...

Aged care provider Alino Living has introduced two 12-week-old King Charles Cavalier puppies, Molly and Lilly, to become furry companions for its residents.  Molly and Lilly became permanent residents of Alino's Central Coast community Killarney Court earlier this week to ...

Fixing aged care's workforce issues could resolve most of the sector's problems, two aged care experts have said, following last week's announcement of six home closures. Last Thursday, aged care provider Wesley Mission announced it would close its remaining three facilities after ...

Wesley Mission, a Sydney-based aged care provider, will close its last three facilities in Sylvania, Carlingford, and Narrabeen by the end of May due to staffing difficulties. The decision, announced today, is estimated to affect nearly 200 residents and over ...

A group of older Australians and a team of nutrition experts dove into the kitchen this month to explore the role of food and health in later life. Researchers from Edith Cowan University and the Nutrition and Health Innovation Research ...