The federal government has failed to provide a detailed response to recommended strategic actions outlined in a report delivered by its own Aged Care Workforce [...]
More than half of Australia’s aged care residents live in homes with staffing levels that only rate one or two stars when compared to the [...]
The purpose of this study was to identify if nurses and personal care assistants were instigating best practice in pain assessment in a low-level residential [...]
Two in three people and 62% of healthcare practitioners consider dementia is a normal part of ageing, according to a large worldwide study. The World [...]
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) are today jointly calling on the Federal government to act now to [...]
Dementia is the leading cause of death in women for the third year running, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of [...]
The rate of head injuries from falls by older Australians has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to a report from the Australian Institute [...]
An elderly woman living in residential aged care who had just returned from hospital after having her fractured hip repaired lay screaming in agony. Carers [...]
Eliminating the discrimination experienced by people living with dementia, their families and carers marks the focus of this year’s national Dementia Action Week, 16-22 September. [...]
