What might the eyes tell us about aging and cardiovascular risk?
Testosterone levels decline with age, not menopause, despite what you've heard
Veteran facility renewal project looks to the future
Through education: reducing stigma and building more inclusive care environments
ACT to receive its first dementia village
What might the eyes tell us about aging and cardiovascular risk?
Researchers have explored how the eyes might be able to predict a person's risk of developing heart disease and how fast they're biologically aging.
Testosterone levels decline with age, not menopause, despite what you've heard
Testosterone is widely promoted as an essential part of menopausal hormone therapy to treat low mood, brain fog and low energy. But new research challenges this.
Veteran facility renewal project looks to the future
A renewal project is being proposed to reimagine an 86-year-old site as a modern, tranquil village for veterans and seniors.
Through education: reducing stigma and building more inclusive care environments
The way we educate our workforce determines not only the quality of clinical outcomes, but also the dignity with which those outcomes are achieved.
ACT to receive its first dementia village
The site of a former primary school in the Canberra suburb of Curtin will be transformed into the ACT's first dementia care village.
SSG (Static Systems Group) Acelo nurse call system
The SSG (Static Systems Group) Acelo 'plug and play' nurse call system is designed to...
Whiteley Dermalux Soft Towel Lotion
The Dermalux Soft Towel Lotion is a mild, natural, organic lotion for cleansing skin.
Could a 'zap' from these appliances curb respiratory infections?
As part of a recent trial, germicidal ultraviolet appliances have been used to 'zap' airborne viruses in four South Australian residential...
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Victorian public sector residents to receive free RSV vaccine
In what it calls an Australian first, Victoria has announced that residents in public sector...
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Could slow water flow be risky when handwashing?
The speed at which water flows from hand basin taps can influence infection spread in aged care...
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What are the benefits of an RSV vaccine for older adults?
Research suggests that vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus for adults over 60 has a...
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What might the eyes tell us about aging and cardiovascular risk?
Researchers have explored how the eyes might be able to predict a person's risk of developing heart disease and how fast they're...
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The missing link in aged care: how untreated hearing loss impacts mental health and mobility
A principal audiologist explains the link between untreated hearing loss and mental health and...
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Recommendations aim to ensure dementia care meets needs
Recommendations designed to ensure care provided to people living with dementia meets their needs...
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Report: Dementia is Australia's leading cause of death
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report updated in the lead-up to Dementia Action...
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Greenslopes hospital nurse charged with two counts of rape
During the course of duties as a nurse at a Greenslopes hospital, it is alleged that a 41-year-old man committed offences against two women aged in...
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Through education: reducing stigma and building more inclusive care environments
The way we educate our workforce determines not only the quality of clinical outcomes, but also...
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Aged care worker charged with 40 counts of stealing
In Queensland, police will allege a 32-year-old woman stole a debit card from a 104-year-old man...
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In Conversation with Cameron McPherson: putting ESG into practice
How can providers begin to embed ESG in a meaningful and practical way?
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Design Matters: care, community and heritage
Designs have been revealed for the transformative renewal of Waverley's War Memorial Hospital site — to offer integrated seniors living...
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St Bart's receives $30m investment for new 80-bed aged care home
The Australian Government is investing $30 million to help St Bart's build an 80-bed East...
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Victoria's largest new public sector residential aged care facility completed
The $139.6 million Boollam Boollam Aged Care Centre in Heatherton — Victoria's largest...
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Stage one of $100m Resthaven Marion redevelopment underway
Stage one of a $100 million Resthaven Marion site redevelopment is now underway, which will see...
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Rising to the reforms: the value of source-to-contract solutions
A procurement specialist at a software provider makes the case for the value of source-to-contract solutions in rising to reform requirements.
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VR headset and a treadmill — could this combo curb falls?
A VR system and treadmill have been combined in an effort to build 'obstacle avoidance...
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Aged care innovation at the Digital Health Festival
On 13–14 May, DHF25 will bring together 8000 attendees, 400 speakers and 200 exhibitors,...
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Deprescribing aged care AI tool gains $4.4m in funding
A five-year project to use AI to reduce the unnecessary use of medication in residential care has...
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Doctors call for "urgent investment" in GP aged care services
The Australian Medical Association has called for targeted Medicare rebate increases to improve access to GP services in aged care settings.
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Doctors call for "urgent investment" in GP aged care services
The Australian Medical Association has called for targeted Medicare rebate increases to improve...
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AdPha partners with Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist provider
Advanced Pharmacy Australia has partnered with an ACOP provider and launched a Credentialed...
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1 November changes will 'gut' regional WA services, Shadow Minister warns
Western Australia's Shadow Minister for Aged Care Bevan Eatts has warned that the coming aged...
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A Day in the Life of Brooke Edwards
Brooke Edwards is an aged care Wellness & Active Ageing Manager and OT with over 13 years' experience in acute, sub-acute, community and...
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Gentle, seated movement — for health and quality of life in aged care
October is Musculoskeletal Health Awareness Month — Ambassador Gerald Quigley sets out the...
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Noodles, pita bread, rice? How more diverse hospital menus can improve care — and reduce costs
Australian researchers interviewed 30 older patients from Anglo and other cultural backgrounds...
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104 clinical trials reveal best ways to prevent aged care falls
A Flinders University-led review published in August has analysed data from 104 aged care...
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