Use of psychotics twice as high in aged care residents with dementia
17 September, 2025 by Carmel SparkeDespite positive signs in reducing overuse of psychotropic medication in aged care, according to Macquarie University's Associate Professor Magda Raban, some areas still need urgent attention.
Report: Dementia is Australia's leading cause of death
17 September, 2025An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report updated in the lead-up to Dementia Action Week reveals dementia is Australia's leading cause of death.
Monday 15 September is the start of Dementia Action Week
12 September, 2025Monday, 15 September is the start of Dementia Action Week 2025, which runs to Sunday, 21 September and includes World Alzheimer's Day on the 21st.
"Now is the time" for nurse-led wound care models, ACN says
03 September, 2025The Australian College of Nursing has marked Wound Awareness Week (1–7 September) with a message to the Australian Government: now is the time for nurse-led wound care models.
Healing without borders: wound care for home and residential aged care
20 August, 20252025 Nursing Trailblazers award winner Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson takes Aged Health on a tour of the RPA Virtual Hospital Wound Care Command Centre.
Skin tear conversation starters — for Support at Home teams
14 August, 2025 | Supplied by: Wounds AustraliaThese Wounds Australia conversation starters are designed to support anyone caring for aging Australians in any setting, but particularly Support at Home teams.
Prevention is key at "turning point" in Alzheimer's disease fight
24 July, 2025Backed by the findings of a recent trial, Professor Henry Brodaty has championed prevention strategies "at a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer's disease".
Researchers map key Alzheimer's protein in 196 patient scans
11 July, 2025In a study published this week in Brain, US researchers have created a model they describe as "Google Maps" for tau — a key protein in Alzheimer's.
Are we on the cusp of life-changing diabetic wound treatments?
03 July, 2025Building on past discoveries, SAHMRI researchers believe they have zeroed in on the mechanism driving diabetic wound healing.
Dementia care workforce gains new training tool
01 July, 2025To help aged care workers and providers deliver quality care for people living with dementia, a new app-based training tool has been developed.
Incontinence management innovations for healthcare facilities
19 June, 2025 | Supplied by: Atlas McNeil Healthcare CommunityThis World Continence Week, 16–22 June, a national clinical and training manager charts some incontinence management innovations available to healthcare facilities.
Could this DNA-repairing protein prevent age-related diseases?
18 June, 2025A team of Australian researchers believe a DNA-repairing protein found in human cells could help prevent diseases like Alzheimer's, motor neuron and Parkinson's.
Arthritis hard facts this Men's Health Week
12 June, 2025For Men's Health Week, 9–15 June, Arthritis Australia released some 'hard facts', showing the serious and growing issue of arthritis, including gout, for men.
Alzheimer's drug TGA approval "momentous" — but is health care ready?
23 May, 2025On 22 May, donanemab became the first drug registered in Australia proven to significantly slow Alzheimer's disease progression. But is health care ready for rollout?
Dementia training app adds palliative care course
15 May, 2025To mark National Palliative Care Week, Dementia Australia has added a palliative care course to its interactive Ask Annie app.
