Dementia unit nears completion | The SE Voice
Astate of the art 11-bed Dementia Unit under construction at Boandik Lake Terrace will address a crucial aged…
HMR caps lead to dire medicine review gaps in regional Australia
This in-demand credentialed pharmacist can’t adequately service her community due to restrictions on the Home Medicines Review (HMR)…
Pharmacists call for medicine review program to be expanded
When fire brigade officer Colin O’Rourke left hospital after a heart procedure, he ended up on 32 different…
Government Finally Acts on Free RSV Vaccines After Sustained Pressure from the Opposition
Media Release | 19 February 2026 Bevan Eatts MLA Shadow Minister for Aged Care Shadow Minister for Aged…
Pyramid Hill residents rally to reopen aged care home closed five years ago
When Pyramid Hill’s only nursing home shut down in 2019, John and Jeanette Carroll and their elderly neighbours…
3,100 aged care patients stranded in hospitals as states again press Commonwealth for action
The states and territories have mobilised to reignite another health battle with the Commonwealth over thousands of stranded…
$700m federal health funding win for Tasmania hospitals
A new health funding agreement thrashed out with the federal government will deliver an extra $700m into the…
The Two Teabags bringing joy and connection to residents in aged care homes
Marina Lee-Warner is a woman of many talents — a marriage celebrant, an artist and a performer who…
AI use for progress notes is causing serious privacy and clinical risks in aged care
As Australia’s aged care sector struggles with workforce shortages and a rapidly ageing population, staff have inevitably been…
Aged care in Australia under the microscope in new documentary Careless
As I sit down to write up this interview with passionate Melbourne-based filmmaker Sue Thomson about her must-see…
Aussie retirees in France face pension limbo
Thousands of Australians who retired to France now find themselves trapped in bureaucratic limbo, cut off from their…
Centrelink reminder for downsizing boomers as Australia braces for ‘silver tsunami’
A huge number of Australians are retiring and downsizing in the years ahead. (Source: Getty) If you’re thinking…