Aged care training program for Parkinson's
26 August, 2022A new specialist online education program for registered nurses (RNs) and personal care assistants (PCAs) working in aged care aims to improve care for people living with Parkinson's in aged care.
The music app supporting dementia care at home
26 August, 2022 by Professor Felicity BakerMany carers of people with dementia recognise music's value in supporting the wellbeing of a loved one.
Jobs summit: dementia education must underpin workforce discussions
19 August, 2022Dementia Australia has reiterated the need for regular dementia education for aged care workers, as recommended by the Royal Commission.
Could early Alzheimer's alert help stave off the disease?
18 August, 2022Collaborative research from Macquarie University and the CSIRO has found a blood biomarker that appears years before the onset of dementia symptoms.
Highlights from the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2022
12 August, 2022The AAIC 2022 featured the latest Alzheimer's and dementia research, including the biology of aging, risk factors and prevention strategies, and caregiving.
Industry body urges govt to make dementia education a priority
29 July, 2022Dementia Australia has welcomed the federal government's workforce action in aged care but is urging the government to make targeted dementia education a priority.
A disruptive influence
27 July, 2022 by Laini Bennett*Tamar Krebs, Founder, Group Homes Australia, shares her leadership journey and lessons learned, including her steep learning curve and facing down discrimination.
HSU launches legal action over aged care wages
02 June, 2022The Health Services Union has commenced a legal push to prevent aged care operators slashing pay by engaging catering staff under the hospitality award through labour hire operators.
Animations to help prevent dementia in CALD communities
19 May, 2022The National Ageing Research Institute has launched the next phase of its Moving Pictures project aimed at dementia awareness.
Central Coast aged care provider partners with ET Australia
11 May, 2022Not-for-profit aged care provider Alino Living is taking a new approach to recruitment with a partnership with Employment and Training Australia (ET Australia).
Trial finds promising treatment for dementia
10 May, 2022A Monash University-led study has found a new treatment that stabilises escalating behavioural issues and reverses brain shrinkage due to Alzheimer's and dementia.
Positive trial results for Alzheimer's drug Xanamem
28 April, 2022Actinogen Medical has announced positive results for its lead drug Xanamem, reporting that it has demonstrated improved attention and working memory.
New scoring tool measures delirium severity
08 April, 2022Called the DEL-S delirium severity score, the tool provides severity measures that are significantly associated with clinically relevant outcomes.
Dementia: top 10 unanswered questions about medicine use
31 March, 2022Up to 93% of people living with dementia have experienced at least one medicine-related problem, leading to potentially harmful effects, but how do we improve these odds?
Dementia: rates set to double, leading cause of death in women
22 September, 2021Dementia, an umbrella term for several conditions that gradually impair brain function, was the leading cause of death among women — around 9200 deaths in 2019.
