The online tool doctors and patients are using to fight the risk of dementia
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have...
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Birds of wisdom: Cranbrook Care brings baby chickens to school
Cool Bananas Early Learning Centre recently received a knock at the door and a flock on the floor, as Cranbrook Care... -
Aged care volunteer feedback needed for Royal Commission response
The Australian Government is seeking volunteer workers in the aged care sector, along with those that manage volunteer... -
Grants for Flinders Uni dementia research projects to overcome common hurdles
Common hurdles that caretakers and relatives face in understanding and accommodating a person with dementia or... -
Have your say on an aged care planning tool
The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) is calling on the many providers and workers in the aged care sector to... -
Digital mental health support program to combat depression at home
Swinburne University of Technology and home care provider Silverchain have been hard at work on a new project which will... -
Award-winning research study for major depression in palliative care
For some patients in palliative care, the future can seem grim or uncertain which may lead to a slump in their mood,... -
Additional quality indicators for aged care introduced
The QI program is part of the Australian Government’s response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and... -
National Advance Care Planning Week encourages conversations about future care needs
If you were too ill to make decisions about your treatment and care, who would make those decisions on your behalf... -
Older women are doing remarkable things – it’s time for the putdowns to end
Women experience a sense of invisibility from late middle age: being overlooked in shops, ignored in restaurants. People... -
A solution to the culture gap in Aged Care homes
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5 reasons to check on your elderly neighbour during a heatwave
We all know someone who insists on wearing a cardigan in summer or refuses to turn on the air conditioning because... -
A very merry Christmas from us at Talking Aged Care!
The staff at Talking Aged Care wish you a merry Christmas, delightful holidays, and happy New Year. -
2022: Our Year in Review
2022 was a big year that presented many changes and challenges for older people and the aged care sector. -
Hello Leaders is igniting the spark in aged care
Since being launched in early October, Hello Leaders has provided decision makers in the aged care sector with a wealth... -
What do Home Care Package fee caps mean for me?
Home Care Package (HCP) recipients will pay less for their administration and management fees after the Government... -
Petition for returned mandatory COVID isolation to protect the vulnerable
A petition to bring back mandatory COVID-19 isolation is again trying to reach its 15,000 signature goal as the... -
Aged care facilities commemorate Remembrance Day
As Australia fell silent on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month for Remembrance Day, today, a shared moment... -
Eligibility changes to Seniors Card to help with cost-of-living
Many more older people now have access to cheaper health costs and everyday concessions as eligibility rules for the... -
What to say and what not to say: A new language guide for combatting ageism
A new language guide has been released to the public covering what to say and what not to say when communicating and... -
States brace for first COVID wave since axing of isolation rules
States along the country’s east coast are bracing for another wave of COVID-19, Chief Health Officers say – the...
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