Aged Care
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Aged-care failures exposed after deadly COVID outbreak AAP - 24-01-2025
Poor leadership, insufficient communication and staff shortages all bubbled to the surface as a deadly wave of COVID-19 swept through an aged-care home, a coroner has found.
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9 Facts About Manual Handling in Aged Care [Must Know] HealthTimes - 30-12-2024
1 - What is manual handling training in aged care? In aged care, both residential aged care and community aged care, all workers need to be skilled in safe manual
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Demand for aged care rises and population ages Nicole Madigan - 01-11-2024
When Joan* turned 99, her daughter and son-in-law had to finally come to terms with the fact that caring for their beloved mum was becoming difficult. Despite
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Experts warn clinical and elder abuse is on the rise. Nicole Madigan - 28-10-2024
Older Australians who are unaware of their legal rights, are at increased risk of elder abuse and other types of human rights violations. According to lawyer
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Urgent need for specialised hospitals for older patients amid bed crisis in Australia Rahima Saikal - 21-10-2024
In light of ongoing bed shortages and ambulance delays, a leader in one of Australia's busiest emergency departments is advocating for dedicated hospitals for older patients.
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Scrap 'onerous' fines for aged care staff AAP - 18-10-2024
Financial penalties for aged care workers who breach the code of conduct should be scrapped as part of reforms to the sector, unions have urged. The Health
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Urgent need: aged care providers' grim reality AAP - 16-10-2024
A majority of aged-care providers are seriously concerned about how Australia will handle a rapidly maturing population. The Aged and Community Care Providers
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Many aged care providers are missing mandatory targets AAP - 03-10-2024
Mandatory aged-care standards are slipping at some facilities, with peak bodies worried the needs of elderly people are not being met. New federal government
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Higher aged care payments to boost quality, fairness AAP - 13-09-2024
Some older Australians will now have to pay more for aged care, but the government says it will be worth it. About 1.4 million seniors will receive greater
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Government reaches deal on aged care reform AAP - 12-09-2024
Older Australians will be given more support to stay in their own home for longer under sweeping reforms to aged care. The federal government has reached a
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Aged home fined $66,000 for burns that killed resident AAP - 13-08-2024
Burns from a wall-mounted heater that led to a 90-year-old man's death have cost an aged-care provider $66,000 in fines. Blue Cross Community Care Services
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Long wait for aged-care bed, NDIS places clog hospitals AAP - 27-06-2024
A lack of federal support has been blamed for leaving thousands of people languishing in hospital beds with nowhere else to go amid a growing public spat between NSW and the
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Number of elderly waiting months for home help doubles AAP - 07-06-2024
Elderly Australians in need of home care support face wait times up to nine months with the number of those in need doubling to 70,000 in just one year. The
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New report outlines dementia breakthroughs over 25 years Nicole Madigan - 23-05-2024
A new report has highlighted more than 380 cutting edge research projects funded by more than $31 million from Dementia Australia Research Foundation, as it marks 25 years
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The aged care facility creating best selling authors Nicole Madigan - 23-05-2024
Proving age is no barrier to fulfilling your dreams, nor is moving into aged care, one residential community has read the room, that includes not one but two published authors,
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What are the key highlights of the 2024 Australian Federal Budget regarding healthcare for the elder Rahima Saikal - 22-05-2024
The 2024 Australian Federal Budget, announced on 14th May, unveiled a comprehensive plan to bolster healthcare services for older people, focusing on initiatives to support
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Later retirement damaging to health, wellbeing AAP - 24-03-2024
Taking away people's autonomy as to when they retire and forcing them to work until 67 to qualify for a government pension could be doing damage to their health and wellbeing.
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Aged-care worker wages set to rise by up to 28pc AAP - 15-03-2024
Aged-care staff are poised to get a wage rise of up to 28 per cent after the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark decision for the sector. More than
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Wealthy Australians called on to pay more for aged care AAP - 12-03-2024
Wealthier Australians are being urged to pay more for aged care so the government can help older people with lesser means access residential and in-home services.
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Older Australians encouraged to receive free vaccine for Shingles Rahima Saikal - 16-10-2023
Australians aged 50 years and older are much more at risk of developing Shingles,

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