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'Find me services': Andrew Rogers demanded LGBTQIA+ friendly aged care and got it

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?

A group of home care provider CEOs has warned that a proposed new funding model will lead to older Australians going ...

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...

The awards intend to recognise excellence in aged care services, including the individuals driving positive change in...

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...

An Australian start-up has won a digital health award for its hearing assessment app for ageing Australians.

New research asks if two-hourly repositioning for prevention of pressure ulcers in the elderly is patient safety or e...

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.

Fall-related injuries in aged care could be costing the health system $325 million annually, a new University of Quee...

A government funded advocacy programme has just been evaluated and gets the thumbs up from one of the country’s peak ...

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. ...

Upcoming reforms to aged care assessments will make it easier for older people to enter aged care and access differen...

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...

Welcome to the new Silver Pride Newsletter: it’s all about LGBTI ageing and aged care.