AAP - 03-09-2022

One of the hardest-hit sectors from the pandemic has called on the government to help fill a widening workforce shortage following a rise in the country's migration cap.

HealthTimes - 14-06-2022

Falls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of us have a friend or relative

AAP - 04-06-2022

Distress in older people with chronic illnesses is placing added strain on the rural health system, a new study suggests. A Flinders University study looked at

HealthTimes - 24-05-2022

Following the success of the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP), funded by the Australian Government, we are excited to announce the expansion of the program to include

AAP - 26-04-2022

A push to increase aged care worker wages will move into the spotlight when hearings begin in the Fair Work Commission. The case by the Health Services Union,

Charlotte Mitchell - 22-04-2022

Dementia Australia has launched a new app, called Ask Annie, which offers short, self-paced learning modules to

AAP - 15-04-2022

There have been more COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes this year than the first two years of the pandemic combined. Data from the federal health department released

HealthTimes - 14-04-2022

In his budget reply speech this week, opposition

AAP - 03-04-2022

Energy costs are making it harder for Australians to age comfortably and healthily in their own homes. The two are are inexorably linked, says Queensland University

AAP - 03-04-2022

A pay rise for aged care workers has not been budgeted for this year, the federal government has confirmed. Government Services Minister Linda Reynolds said the