Aged Care

Australian research has backed an innovative home-based program which specially trains nurses and occupational therapists to support people living with dementia and their

Researchers at the National Ageing Research Institute say the needs of about three-quarters of the people living in aged care facilities aren't always met.

Amid the ongoing disaster in Victorian aged-care homes, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety yesterday

Record investment of more than $2.7 billion will continue to drive aged care reform and ensure the needs of senior Australians are prioritised. Minister for

UNSW’s Richard Hugman says it is time to stop treating elderly people as objects, as the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety continues. The dramatic

Pragmatic housing design features are vital to enable older people to stay home longer, have greater independence and reduce the cost of age care services, according to new

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating says Australia should adopt an aged care model similar to the HECS university scheme and recover costs from people's assets.

While the Australian Physiotherapist Association has welcomed new research that proves Australians want a better funded aged care system, the group has called for additional

Coronavirus-infected aged care residents must be automatically hospitalised to avoid the numbers of elderly dying like in Victoria, NSW aged care providers say.

More than 550 Victorian aged care residents and staff have been infected with coronavirus, as the state marked its deadliest day. Hundreds

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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