Culturally Informed Care

Choir creates community for ageing migrants

In a Fremantle community hall, an Italian choir is helping older migrants living with dementia reconnect with memory, identity and…

Cultural competency doesn’t equal better nursing: Study

A study of nurses in New Zealand has found that while awareness and reflection on cultural assumptions improves performance, deeper…

Why cultural identity matters in aged care

As aged care homes celebrate Cultural Diversity Week, providers say cultural identity is becoming central to quality care, with familiar…

Good homes vital to remote indigenous health

For people living in metro areas, a broken hot water system or washing machine is a nuisance. But it can…

Aboriginal aged care secures $20m site for $1

A landmark partnership between Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care and Uniting will see a council car park transformed into a 50-person…

How VAD will be different in the NT

The Northern Territory remains the last jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assisted dying, however, the delivery of this complex service will…

Dementia rates 5x higher for First Nations people

Studies have consistently found that dementia is three to five times more prevalent with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…

For migrants, dementia can mean losing a whole language

You may have lived in Australia for most of your adult life, speaking English every day. But if you acquired…

Racism is a public health emergency

A scoping review has revealed that racism within Australia’s healthcare sector is not limited to isolated incidents but is a…

A community-led health program in remote Arnhem land is showing promising results for First Nations locals

Indigenous Australians are more than twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to suffer from disease, particularly chronic diseases such as…

Yarning Circle reimagines care for older First Nations peoples

The second Elder Care Support National Yarning Circle took place this week on Kaurna Country, Adelaide, bringing passionate people together…

Close the gap: 10-year plan for First Nations aged care

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released a 10-year plan to strengthen the nation's aged care system for…

New aged care report centres voices of older First Nations people

A new report from the Department of Health and Aged Care on transforming the nation's aged care system for First…

$135m for rural, remote and First Nations aged cares

The Minister for Aged Care announced new investments to improve access to aged care services for First Nations, rural, and…