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What is a home care package and who is eligible?

HealthTimes - 07-03-2019

Tracy Comans, The

 
A website that will help millions of older Australians to live longer

AAP - 15-01-2019

The federal government's Life Checks website has gone live, allowing over-45s to check their health and make "choices for a longer life".

 
How to stop elderly patients leaving hospital more disabled than when they arrived

HealthTimes - 29-11-2018

“Momma, just killed a man. Put some pjs on his bed, made him wear them, now he’s dead.” Brian Dolan makes no apologies for repurposing a Queen

 
Older Australian patients prescribed statins aren't taking their medication properly

AAP - 08-11-2018

More than half of Australian patients aged over 65 and prescribed statins aren't taking their medication as directed, a Monash University study has found.

 
Age is no barrier to exercise prescription

Haley Williams - 07-11-2018

A recent story in Reader’s Digest suggesting that specific exercises should avoided at age 50 has been rebuked by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) who

 
Newly appointed first Aged-Care Quality and Safety Commissioner

AAP - 24-10-2018

Former acting head of NT health Janet Anderson has been appointed as the first Aged-Care Quality and Safety Commissioner by Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt.

 
Study shows hospital deaths of injured elderly Victorians in aged care are largely due to falls

AAP - 22-10-2018

Hospital deaths of injured elderly Victorians in aged care are mostly due to falls, according to a study. Falls

 
Why aged-care residents need their pets

Haley Williams - 17-10-2018

Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world which shows we value our animal companions. Sadly, this high prevalence isn’t reflected in residential

 
Sydney aged care home sanctioned after alleged assault on elderly resident

AAP - 03-10-2018

A Sydney aged care home that made headlines after a worker was allegedly filmed assaulting an elderly resident has been sanctioned by the Health Department.

 
Medical outreach trial delivers better healthcare for older people

HealthTimes - 30-08-2018

A specialised medical outreach service trialled at nursing homes in Brisbane North has won the overwhelming support of the aged care residents and staff involved and

 

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