Supporting LGBTI, ‘waste of money’
Claims by the federal Opposition that training for aged care workers in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex...
Education & Training
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‘Responsive’ palliative care needed
Palliative care must receive an elevated status in the Australian healthcare system to counteract the challenges of an... -
Buderim residents welcome OT students
A Buderim aged care service in Queensland recently welcomed University of the Sunshine Coast occupational therapy... -
Who is Australia’s best nurse?
Australia’s best nurse will be soon be revealed as the 2012 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards finalists were revealed on... -
Nurses train with robotic patients
Nurses are undertaking training with robotic patients that talk, breathe and move at new $5 million laboratories at the... -
Retirees studying into old age
You really can teach an ‘old dog new tricks’, according to Frankston’s University of the Third Age president, Gail... -
Magic medicine management
A machine that dispenses the right dose of medication, at the right time, will come as a gift to the pharmacy and aged... -
Don’t stop working – ever?
Why retire, when you can work part-time? This is the burning question on older workers’ lips. Now seen as a growing... -
Nurses pay dispute ends
A nine-month pay dispute was settled between Victorian nurses and the government, with negotiations reaching increases... -
Prepare nation for ‘better-paid’ jobs
Seventy percent of new jobs created over the next five years will require a Certificate III TAFE qualification or... -
Gen Y nurses ‘not as committed’
The healthcare system is failing Generation Y nurses, ultimately forcing some of these young workers to exit Australian... -
Age discrimination ‘alive and well’
National Seniors Australia has backed a new report showing more than a third of Human Resource (HR) practitioners... -
More Parkinson’s nurses needed
Australia’s aged care facilities will reportedly be “swamped by a tidal wave” of Parkinson’s sufferers... -
New aged care course
The University of Queensland and aged care provider Blue Care have teamed up to offer an aged care management course... -
‘Cries’ for more staff answered
As the aged care sector “cries out” for more staff, provider of workforce training and development, Action for... -
Indigenous work in own communities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged and primary health care trainees completed training last week with new,... -
‘Old school’ makes a return
Older people often reach a stage of feeling like they are “invisible”, according to Frankston’s University of the... -
Seniors at ‘peace’ through yoga
Victorian yoga-fanatic, 78-year-old Lorna Maxwell, says it is important to “limber up” at her age. Ms Maxwell is one... -
A lesson in mobile phone usage
A Queensland regional council is helping its older residents stay connected with loved ones through a free program which... -
Men lose memory faster
If you think men have a ‘gold-fish’ memory, then science may prove you right. A new American study has found the... -
Uni demand for health, science students
Australia’s ageing population is reportedly fuelling a boom in demand for science and health subjects at university....
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