Providers are calling on the government to scrap the new Star Rating System, saying the current assessment reflects historic non-compliances and doesn't consider how aged care is funded. The Star Rating System in My Aged Care came into force last ...

Human rights and social justice advocate Professor Tom Calma has been named Australia's 2023 Senior of the Year. The ACT-based Kungarakan Elder is known for his national and statewide advocacy work pushing for equal rights and welfare of Aboriginal and ...

A man has been charged with indecently assaulting three different women in two different Perth aged care homes. WA Police allege the first incident happened in July last year when the 56-year-old was working at a facility in the northern suburbs. He allegedly ...

In a sector that epitomises meaningful work, it's only recently that technology has emerged that can aid staff and facilities to focus more on frontline care. Meaningful work, as a concept, has been discussed in academic, people and cultural circles ...

An annual forum has highlighted the crucial role of research in creating new ways to achieve healthy ageing. The 'Healthy Ageing Forum' held last November is a yearly initiative of the University of the Sunshine Coast and the local council ...

A researcher has raised concerns about the aged care sector's readiness to have mandated 24/7 nurses onsite and provide 200 care minutes per resident per day by the middle of 2023. The UTS report into the care industry revealed last ...

Over the past ten years the range of care and support that can be easily accessed by elders who depend on care at home in this country has become increasingly narrow. Despite the rhetoric of increasing consumer choice and of expanding ...

A controversial decision to move lifestyle and admin staff into carer roles has been defended by one of Australia's major aged care providers. Southern Cross Care Tasmania announced in mid-November its plans to train lifestyle, kitchen and leisure staff to ...

Australia's major scientific research organisation has granted researchers from Victoria University over a million dollars to speed up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in aged care. CSIRO's funding will go to five PhD projects looking to reduce falls and ...

Australians, including vulnerable groups, will not be asked to roll up their sleeves for a fifth Covid-19 vaccine just yet, Health Minister Mark Butler says. On the backdrop of a spike in cases across the country, Butler said ATAGI had ...