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.
Indigenous program uses humour to demystify dying
08 July, 2022Indigenous comedian Sean Choolburra voices a new QUT-led animation series that uses humour to help destigmatise palliative care and dying for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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.
Type 2 diabetes speeds up brain aging
27 May, 2022Despite strong evidence linking type 2 diabetes with cognitive decline, few patients undergo a comprehensive cognitive assessment as part of their clinical care.
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.
Crucial genetic link found between arthritis and liver disease
22 April, 2022New research has identified a crucial link between arthritis and the risk of serious liver disease in people with Australia's most common genetic condition.
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?
Aged care experiencing chronic understaffing, excessive workloads
12 January, 2022Australian aged-care facilities are experiencing an unprecedented crisis with chronic understaffing, excessive workloads and extended shifts, according to a survey of more than 1000 workers.
Payment to retain aged-care nurses
06 October, 2021The federal government is providing bonus payments to aged-care nurses in a bid to encourage them to stay in the sector.
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.
Reducing hospitalisations for older Australians
14 September, 2021One in five South Australians will experience an unplanned hospitalisation or emergency department presentation within 90 days of undertaking an aged-care assessment.
