When you think aged care you probably think nursing homes. But home care is increasingly dominating how we care for seniors.There’s been a significant policy shift that has made and will make age...

The Victorian Seniors Festival is a major state-wide festival for and involving seniors. The festival runs from 1–31 October every year, with free and low-cost events right across Victoria.Over 2...

Every day, thousands of people receive care from the Tasmanian Health system.It requires the hard work and dedication of over 16,000 staff and volunteers to support the community and deliver the he...

Older age continues to be the biggest risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease.Everyone aged 75 years and over is recommended to have a COVID-19 vaccination every 6 months.For those aged 65 to 74 ye...

The number of Australians waiting for a home care package has increased to more than 68,000, with departmental officials conceding it is becoming harder to access the scheme.Home care packages (HCP...

The Victorian Budget 2024/25 invests a record $13 billion in our public health system so all Victorians can get the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The Budget focuses on Vict...

Everyone who works in health and aged care has an important role in providing high-quality, person-centred palliative care.Free education and training is available to improve the palliative care sk...

A large-scale participatory study led by QUT researchers has shown how optimising ward nursing physical assessment for early changes and trends in patient condition can enhance hospital safety.View...

We established that we already have a current shortage of registered aged care nurses, residential care officers, and aged carers; we realised that the future demand for such workers is increasing ...

Aged Care workers will receive a 23% pay rise after the Fair Work Commission delivered its decision in a long-running work value case. View full article...