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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.

An experimental aged-care model in South Australia, is seeking to foster connections between residents and children.

A national residential aged care survey is now open for people who work, volunteer or provide other services to those...

Australia’s aged care system is undergoing a necessary transformation — one that places the rights and dignity of old...

Join in person or online around Australia to find out more about the Nov 1 changes and how they’ll affect you or some...

Meet your reporting requirements under the new Aged Care Act.

The Government’s ‘Support at Home’ ad claims help is “there when you need it” — but long waits, high fees and funding...

Staff shortages remain one of the biggest threats to the quality of care older Australians receive.

Maggie Beer has a financial deadline for her culinary mission to transform food at thousands of aged care homes.

Too often in discussions about productivity, the care economy only gets mentioned as the problem child putting a drag...

Are you or your family member on the waitlist for a home care package, or for a home care package assessment for six ...

Elders deliver a powerful message for First Nations youth as part of 30th anniversary celebrations of South Australia...

Thousands of older Australians are facing dangerously long wait times for government-funded home care and others are ...

Though laced with humour, Chalk and Cheese is a serious exploration of ageing.

While agency workers are meant to be the backup lifeline for short-staffed aged care homes, many report being treated...

The number of NSW hospital patients unable to be discharged due to a lack of aged care beds has surged to 685 as of 1...

Aged care homes need to do more to show the LGBTIQ+ community they are welcoming and safe.

There are calls for the government to bring forward thousands of at-home support packages, warning the backlog will w...

A playgroup at Adelaide's only First Nations aged care home is fostering meaningful connection between Elders and loc...

Financial issues were one of the main reasons older people living in residential care called OPAN’s Aged Care Advocac...

Older people want to age well, and providers have to meet them in the middle by delivering person-centred and rights-...