Rising insurance costs risk turning Australian retirements into a ‘prison’
The promise of Australian retirements is often sold to look something like Carolyn Smith’s. A sea change to…
Maggie Beer brings aged care nutrition project to outback renal health hub
Australian culinary icon Maggie Beer is in Alice Springs training workers at an Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation that…
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…
Hands-on memories spark connection for dementia residents at western NSW aged care home
Creating meaningful, sensory activities for people living with dementia can be challenging, particularly when many traditional options feel…
Calls for federal government to help ‘stranded Australians’ waiting in hospital for aged care bed
George Davis thought retirement would be the best time of his life. But the 80-year-old spends each day…
Aged care workers warn of worsening mental health crisis
A senior manager working in Australia’s fractured aged care sector has spoken out about the ongoing problems still…
New materials, caring for pets and elderly emerge as bright spots in China’s job market
Advanced manufacturing and the provision of services and entertainment – including pet and aged care and the production…