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The Australian Government has just announced a brief deferral of the new Aged Care Act 2024, with the revised commenc...

Would you let a furry friend from the future into your home?

Everyone is invited to fill in this survey about pets in aged care and how they might improve the lives of residents ...

Michael Asims and Allan White are among the older Australians who have retrained to stay in the workforce and still f...

An Adelaide nurse is under police investigation following allegations she assaulted elderly residents at an aged car...

Ahead of the election, the National Aged Care Alliance releases their position statement, calling for 7 key areas to ...

The use of restrictive practices continues to impact older Australians accessing aged care, with 37,800 inappropriate...

In some aged care facilities, residents are being forcibly woken as early as 5 AM to be showered – solely for the con...

Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care is based in Redfern and provides culturally safe, in-home care and social support for Abo...

The phrase “person-centred care” is so frequently used in aged care that it has become little more than a marketing s...

A pilot project that partners advocates with local aged care ‘champions’ is already paying dividends for older people...

A bill to establish a whistleblower protection body has been introduced following legal action against people who spe...

An engineer has unveiled an Australian home that’s fit to grow old in – even into your twilight years.

Advocare's new CEO says one of her first priorities is to consult seniors' groups on elder abuse, aged care, and ret...

This research finding comes despite women having a higher prevalence of dementia and more likely to be caring for som...

About 30 per cent of patients who need hospital admission are still waiting in emergency eight hours after arrival.

Ground-breaking research is underway looking at how best to support aged care staff to identify and meet the mental h...

The Tasmanian National Preventative Measure (NPM) office has released its draft Expectations - Health and Social Care...

During the holiday season you may be supporting someone living with dementia who is away from familiar surroundings. ...

Your feedback is critical in shaping the policy and future design of the Aged Care Star Ratings system. 

The new Act aims to improve the ways aged care services are delivered to people in their homes, community settings an...

Tasering a person who is armed with a knife is generally an appropriate action for police but might not be suitable i...

A first-of-its-kind study investigates how the aged care sector can cover a wider demographic of gender and sexual di...

A recent report from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has highlighted a notable rise in complaints within ...

Victoria Police has become the first force in Australia to partner with the aged care sector in an innovative new eff...

The former Public Guardian, who represented the rights and interests of thousands of people in aged care, and as lega...

Self-funded retirees and many part pensioners will pay more for their aged care under the government’s reform package...

Exit fees and other hidden costs mean many residents can’t really afford to leave.

Retirement village residents and their families have backed calls for tougher regulation of the sector.

See how retirement villages are gouging older Australians.