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Researchers break new ground in Parkinson’s disease treatment
As a person ages, their likelihood of developing Parkinson’s disease increases exponentially — the prognosis,... -
Community Vision’s plea for technology in aged care
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Advocates for older persons back controversial changes in aged care
As the majority of residential aged care facilities continue to operate at a loss, face staffing shortages and retention... -
New Victorian funding for medications, mental health and mobility
Older people can also decline in mobility, thinking skills and the ability to care for themselves when in hospital,... -
Grim new findings about isolation in older men
This International Men’s Health Week also coincides with Loneliness Awareness Week making the timing of the ‘Age... -
‘We Need to Talk About Ageing’ author Melissa Levi offers advice
David McManus, journalist with Talking Aged Care, speaks with Clinical Psychologist and author of ‘We Need to Talk... -
Older Aussies left behind as NDIS is extended to New Zealand citizens
Drastic new changes will allow more people living in Australia to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but... -
Aged care safety set to improve through coming trials
Between independent reviews and co-design sessions over the past two years, the Quality Standards have adjusted to... -
Home for the homeless: $32,000 taxpayer savings per resident
Construction of the facility was partly funded by the HammondCare Foundation with larger donors including The Ian Potter... -
$80 million dollar aged care development in Canberra’s near future
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Pilot program brings rescue dogs to people living with dementia
For the very fur-st time in Australia, older Aussies at HammondCare’s Horsley, Wahroonga and Darlinghurst homes saw a... -
How to make a safer home for an older person
Nowadays, the idea of getting “put into a home” isn’t really ideal for older people living in Australia. It’s... -
Standard protocol to call police to aged care homes: says expert
Police forces are called to aged care facilities “more commonly” than NSW police commissioner discloses, according... -
The kind heart behind HammondCare’s lolly cart
Over the last few months, Mr Gallagher turned the garage of his Fern Bay home into a production line to make handmade... -
National Volunteers Week kicks off today
Today, we raise a glass and toast the five million people living in Australia today who volunteer to help their... -
Concetta’s inspiring work: Italy to Queensland
National Volunteer Week kicks off from May 15 – 21, but for Concetta, a Regis Lutwyche resident, a week is hardly... -
International Nurses Day, May 12
International Nurses Day, kicks off on May 12, held annually on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This... -
The aged care boost older Australians are celebrating
Aged care nurses are set to receive a 15 percent pay increase from July, in an aim to keep facilities afloat and provide... -
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme cuts costs on medicine for older Australians
As the Australian Federal Budget (2023 – 2024) is set to be delivered on May 9, many older Australians will be looking... -
National medicine safety project for aged care receives $1.5m in funding
The Pharmacists Actioning Rational use of Medicines in Aged Care (PHARMA-Care) quality monitoring project has received...
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