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$35m for new Cairns TAFE for care and support workers
A $35m investment will be made into a new aged care, disability support and mental health care and support TAFE…
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90-year-old dies after sexual assault in residential home
A 90-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted in her room at a nursing home two weeks ago in Bateau Bay has…
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Clinical Practice
71 per cent of aged carers say they’re struggling to meet 24/7 care
One in five aged care workers says the 200 minute per resident mandate is 'impossible' to achieve, and 71 per…
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Industry & Reform
More private funding needed to meet aged care demands
The aged care sector will need $72b over the next seven years, a Grant Thornton report has found, and the…
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South coast beaches have improved accessibility
Seven of NSW’s south coast beaches now have ‘mobility mats’ and floating wheelchairs to support people with reduced mobility who…
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COVID-19
Government health spending increases as Covid lingers
This year, Australia has spent a total of $241.3b on healthcare goods and services, which is a six per cent…
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Industry & Reform
The thought behind the aged care home design guidelines
Draft National Aged Care Design and Principles are being written and trialled to meet recommendations proposed by the Aged Care…
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CDU professor nominated for senior of the year
Charles Darwin University (CDU) associate professor Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama has been nominated for the 2024 Northern Territory Senior Australian of…
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Are migrants the solution to increase aged care workforce?
The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
50 grand up for grabs in aged care home design competition
The federal government last week announced a competition where architects can submit aged-care home designs to test the new National…
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