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Imagine walking into a Cairns Hospital room and seeing a young father in his 40s, paralysed from a workplace accident...

A new SA law makes it easier for a family member to move an elderly loved one from hospital into aged care.

A Government report has confirmed a significant number of older Australians struggle to navigate the system.

Discussing aged care is taboo among many multicultural families where there are strong cultural obligations to look a...

Across Australia, thousands of older people are living in hospital beds they no longer need.

A new My Aged Care website launched on 1 November 2025 to support the start of the new Aged Care Act.

In an exclusive story from the National Indigenous Times, concerns have been raised about two Indigenous Elders in a ...

Contact the Connections Program Lead for information about aged care and support at home.

Researchers need your voice to improve infection control in residential aged care homes.

Key reforms to the aged care system took effect on Nov 1, including changes to how Australians pay for residential an...

State redress payments to Stolen Generations survivors should be exempt from means testing for aged care say advocates.

The new changes, which came into effect November 1, fundamentally change the way older Australians pay for residentia...

Price hikes for older people accessing support at home could mean their aged care packages will not stretch as far.

New research shows most aged care facilities still don’t allow residents to keep their pets.

The independent Complaints Commissioner plays a key role in the aged care regulatory and governance system under the ...

If you are transitioning to Support at Home, there is still time to sign your service agreement with your provider, i...

An Australia-wide search is on for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to represent their state or territory.

A group of seniors living with disabilities has produced a poignant short documentary titled Keeping Our Lights On at...

An audit on a state government run aged care home found inappropriate use of restraints on residents.

Aged care advocacy demand has soared 18%, with OPAN warning that persistent issues show reforms are failing to reach ...

A framework to track and improve the care of dementia patients has been developed as part of a groundbreaking project.

A group known as Forgotten Australians has been identified as having many challenges as they face the possibility of ...

Older Australians will pay more to stay in their own homes after aged care changes.

Big changes are coming to aged care in Australia. From 1 November 2025, the new Aged Care Act will come into effect.

La Trobe and Southern Cross Universities invite you to participate in a national survey about supporting diverse resi...

The government wants to hear from older people, their families and carers about the changes being made to aged care.

States and territories call on the federal government to do more to help elderly patients stuck in public hospitals w...

The new report warns that Australia is not on track to deliver the necessary transformation to meet the aged care roy...

From 1 November 2025, the new Aged Care Act will give residents and families stronger rights when making complaints.

20,000 home care packages will be brought forward to be delivered before the end of October.