AAP - 17-07-2020

The aged care royal commission has been told the commonwealth's aged care funding instrument is too restrictive and stops patients getting the help they need.

Health Times - 10-07-2020

Senior Australians have been urged to stay vigilant as the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19 continues. While the easing of restrictions across most States

Health Times - 15-06-2020

A Serious Incident Response Scheme will be introduced by the Morrison Government to protect vulnerable and senior Australians from abuse and neglect. The initial

Health Times - 11-06-2020

Older Australians are being urged to keep having free shingles vaccinations – along with their annual flu injection – to keep pushing down the incidence of the

Health Times - 03-06-2020

Observing 90-year-old yoga practitioners has convinced Flinders University researcher Associate Professor Kathy Arthurson that maintaining yoga exercise is an important means

Health Times - 20-05-2020

One in four Australians who have died from COVID-19 is from an aged care facility.   These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread

Health Times - 20-05-2020

If empty shelves at gardening centres throughout South-East Queensland are anything to go by, the current social distancing conditions have created a surge of novice ‘green

Health Times - 18-05-2020

Senior Australians won’t be penalised or disadvantaged for moving out of an aged care facility during crisis under emergency leave legislation amendments today adopted

Health Times - 18-05-2020

The Morrison Government has welcomed the visitation code for residential aged care which prioritises access to loved ones while ensuring the protection of their health remains

AAP - 30-04-2020

Aged care operators around Australia have issued a joint statement, calling for more federal funding to allow them to keep residents safe amid coronavirus.