Aged Care
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An advocacy group has called for action over antipsychotics in aged care AAP - 25-07-2019
An advocacy group has called for action after further research demonstrated the overuse of antipsychotic drugs in aged care facilities. Many
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Queensland Nurses Union demands change after aged-care failure AAP - 18-07-2019
Queensland nurses are calling for a ban on complex subcontracting arrangements in aged care, saying they pose a threat to elderly residents.
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The Queensland Nurses Union is demanding an immediate financial help for nursing home staff AAP - 15-07-2019
Some staff who are owed money after the sudden closure of a Gold Coast nursing home can't afford to feed their families or pay mortgages and rent.
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A woman has told how maggots were found in a wound in her mother's heel AAP - 11-07-2019
A woman has wept while telling the aged care royal commission how maggots were found in a wound in her late mother's heel due to neglect by staff.
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Older Aboriginal people are forced to live away from home due to lack of aged care services AAP - 11-07-2019
Aboriginal Elder Mildred Numamurdirdi is forced to live in Darwin, 800km from her home and family in Numbulwar, because of a lack of aged care services.
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Study reveals many elderly suffers hypothermia at home AAP - 17-06-2019
Elderly Melburnians are suffering hypothermia in their own homes, according to doctors at The Alfred hospital. Increasing numbers of Victorian
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What it's really like to grow old: challenged not threatened HealthTimes - 07-06-2019
Enough talk about decline, disability, frailty and disease in advanced age – a new University of Auckland-led study suggests 85-plus New Zealanders view managing their
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Speech pathology should be routinely offered in aged care facilities, says therapist Nicole Madigan - 20-05-2019
While many consider speech pathology to be a child-centric allied health service, the elderly may also benefit greatly from the service, despite accessibility being limited,
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Nurses are being blamed for aged care plight, survey shows Nicole Madigan - 20-05-2019
While increased publicity surrounding the plight of the aged care industry is raising awareness of the issue, a recent survey shows nurses are being blamed at a societal level,
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Don't wait for a crisis - start planning your aged care now HealthTimes - 01-04-2019
Alison Rahn, Western
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Stronger restraint regulations to protect senior Australians HealthTimes - 01-04-2019
The Morrison Government has moved to significantly strengthen the regulations that apply to the use of physical and chemical restraints in aged care homes.
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Australia signs up for new era of aged care rights HealthTimes - 27-03-2019
New laws will compel all aged care providers to sign and conform to a single, strengthened Charter of Rights, under the Morrison Government’s latest aged care quality
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Plight of aged care workers highlighted on International Women's Day Nicole Madigan - 18-03-2019
As the world celebrated International Women’s Day, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation paid homage to the important role women play in Australia’s
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Maggots found in an elderly resident's head AAP - 13-03-2019
An aged care facility on the NSW south coast is under fire after maggots were found in a patient's head. An elderly resident in an increasingly
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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".
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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