Veterans, war widows and widowers living in residential aged care will benefit from expanded access to clinically necessary allied healthcare services and rehabilitation aids and [...]
A coalition of aged care groups, including the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, have come together at the Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills summit to [...]
A specialist online training program has been launched for registered nurses and personal care assistants working in aged care to help them deliver better care [...]
Government supports pay rise to undervalued aged care workforce
Former Health Department Chief Martin Bowles has reportedly proposed “virtual nurses” could help address the shortage of nurses in aged care. This might involve remote, [...]
A new online course based on incontinence care standards for Australians living with Dementia, has been developed by the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI). Titled [...]
On the second sitting day of federal parliament, the new Labor government has introduced an historic aged care reform bill that, if passed, would legislate [...]
The federal government is extending and expanding Australian Defence Force (ADF) support for aged care homes battling COVID-19 outbreaks until the end of September. Defence [...]
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed that people in the last year of their lives spend up [...]
