45 per cent of aged care facilities now in the red – why we can’t wait for the Royal Commission to reform aged care
This week, the latest aged care survey by respected aged care accountants StewartBrown was released.…More
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Japanese aged care home turns to unlikely source of workers – the local soccer team
The Hinode Medical & Welfare Group has hired 10 members of a local semi-professional soccer…More
What should you look for in an aged care home?
One comment repeated by aged care workers in the Four Corners program this week was…More
Aged care nurse sentenced for assaulting resident – after being caught by co-worker with GoPro camera
Dana Maree Grey, 59, is facing at least six months in jail for inflicting “gratuitous…More
Melbourne aged care home celebrates successful end to refugee housing program
The two-year program saw 61 Syrian and Iraqi refugees take up temporary residence in 35…More
Thanking our unsung heroes: first-ever Aged Care Employee Day proves a success
The not-for-profit provider Whiddon Group launched the national day on 7 August to celebrate our…More
Want to cut your death risk? Keep the same doctor, new research says
Studies have already shown benefits to seeing the same doctor including better vaccination rates, fewer…More
A safe haven: Sydney aged care home finds new purpose as pop-up homeless shelter
Uniting has converted an empty aged care home in the inner city into a shelter…More
Do we need to rethink our approach to building aged care homes?
It’s a topic of discussion here this week after a Flinders University study found smaller…More
Elderly couple living in separate aged care homes reunited again
Alf Craster, 89, and his wife of 68 years Hetty had been separated for the…More