ROYAL COMMISSION: Special needs groups struggle with aged care
This week the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety explored issues in aged care for special needs groups...
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Likelihood of hospitalisation from aged care increases with poor staffing
Aged care residents in New South Wales (NSW) have a higher likelihood of being hospitalised if there is inadequate... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Aged care isn’t appropriate for young people with disability
At today’s Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Department of Health’s In-Home Aged Care division... -
Earle Haven scandal results in new Bill
Following the dramatic and abrupt closure of the Earle Haven Retirement Village in Queensland mid-July, the State... -
Giving a nationwide voice to older LGBTI people in aged care
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex (LGBTI) older people will be able to magnify their voices and... -
Next hearings for Royal Commission into Aged Care focuses on young residents
The upcoming Royal Commission in Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings will be held in Melbourne from the 9th –... -
Staying safer for longer at home
While living at home for longer is recommended and encouraged, it can mean you may experience increasing periods of... -
Old aged care facility repurposed into older women’s shelter
Women’s Community Shelters has launched new secure housing for 20 women over the age of 55 in a disused aged care... -
New technology hub to support older Australians living at home
In a bid to keep older Australians at home for longer, a new research hub has been established with a recent $3 million... -
LASA makes Australia’s top 50 most innovative companies
National peak body, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has been recognised as a leader in promoting innovation in the... -
An active lifestyle is key to healthy ageing
SPONSORED STORY – Having an active lifestyle as a senior is often linked to a higher ability to maintain... -
Royal Commission released next round of background papers
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has released three more background papers this week, following... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: “It was quite a fraught day”
The first day of the Brisbane hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard from multiple... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Carers have no support
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety started their Mildura hearings yesterday, receiving direct... -
Aged Care Royal Commission heads to Mildura and Brisbane
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will be holding three days of hearings in Mildura, Victoria, and... -
$5.6 million investment in remote community medical research
The Federal Government has announced a $5.6 million medical research investment focussing on healthy ageing for... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Facilities struggle to meet basic care needs
Last Friday, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety added an extra day to their Darwin hearings,... -
Keeping warm and safe this winter
Winter is the perfect time for seniors and their families to check their houses are safe for the cold months ahead. -
A mass nurse walkout leaves nearly 70 residents abandoned
Residents at Earle Haven Retirement Village in Nerang, Queensland, were left abandoned after the aged care staff walked... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: “The good, the bad and the downright unacceptable”
Lisa Backhouse provided a tearful statement to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on the fourth day... -
ROYAL COMMISSION: Infections, maggots and mismanagement of care
Day 3 of the Darwin hearings for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety heard another case study around...
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