Aged care staffing agency Barton Care ordered to halt operations over fears elderly at risk
A staffing agency that has provided workers to aged care homes has had its licence suspended over findings…
New Zealand health providers face rising care pressures
TechnologyOne convened a roundtable of New Zealand health and community services leaders to discuss pressures on care delivery…
Exercise programs play a vital part in preventing falls among older Australians
Falls are the leading cause of an injury requiring hospitalisation — and with them particularly common among older…
Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians
The last time 96-year-old Audrey Staniland was assessed for in-home aged care funding was with a human clinician…
NZ’s retirement village population is almost entirely white. Where is everyone else?
Caring for family elders is an ingrained cultural expectation for many New Zealanders. Madeleine Chapman speaks to members…
Attadale Rehabilitation Hospital: Brightware Care Group nabs facility from Ramsay Health Care
Brightwater has bought the Attadale Rehabilitation Hospital from Ramsay Health with plans to convert the site into an…
Bed block patients deteriorate during long waits for aged care beds
Gwen Webb feels like she is wasting away. After six months in a temporary hospital bed waiting for…
Thomson Geer rebrands, launches Faculti Lawyers for AI-related work
Adrian Tembel Australian law firm Thomson Geer has rebranded as Thomsons and launched Faculti Lawyers, a specialist incorporated…
Older Australians concerned about Labor’s plan to reduce private health insurance rebates
Disability pensioner Denise Peters puts a high value on her private health insurance. It has helped pay for…
Australians ‘literally dying’ as aged care average wait times surpass 365 days
The federal government has been accused by its political opponents of burying “confronting” new figures showing Australians are…
Aged care patients stranded in hospitals prompt calls for government action
As she watched her mother languish in hospital despite being medically cleared to go home, Kathleen began to…
More than 3 million Australians over 65 to pay more for private health
More than 3 million Australians aged over 65 will have to pay hundreds of dollars more for their…