Migrants with dementia who’ve acquired English later in life may revert to their childhood language – and many rely on family members to interpret.
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Some 20,000 home care packages will be brought forward to be delivered before the end of October.
Home care packages help older people with complex needs to live at home for longer. The problem is, more people want packages than the number the government funds.
New research looks at a unique model in South Australia where an aged-care facility is co-located with a childcare centre. Here’s what the researchers found.
The health minister also says fewer kids are now vaping because of the government’s ban, which ‘exploded’ as a health problem during the COVID years.
Aged-care workers often form bonds with residents over months or years. So they may experience feelings of grief and loss when someone in their care dies.
A national screening system for workers in childcare, disability and aged care is among the recommendations in a new report for the federal government.
An inquest is investigating the deaths of eight aged care residents at six facilities in 2021. All occurred after resident-to-resident aggression.
Here’s what an incoming government needs to have on its radar when it comes to aged care.
As more Australians enter retirement with a mortgage, decisions about the family home become crucial. What are your options?
A new payment system requires wealthier people to contribute more for non-clinical services. Here’s what it means for Australians planning for in-home or residential aged care.
For people with dementia, memories from the distant past, including early parenthood, can be more salient that recent events.
As part of the recent aged care reforms, older Australians will be eligible for $25,000 worth of palliative support when they have three months or less left to live.
There is not enough money for New Zealand’s aged care sector – and the demand is only going to rise. The government needs to look at Australia for ways to ensure access for all.
Overall, the government’s investment in home care is a positive step toward improving quality of life for older Australians. But these reforms will face some challenges.
The government’s changes to the NDIS and it’s endorsement of aged care reforms, Peter Dutton is calculating it’s easier for Labor than the Coalition to find big savings that produce serious “losers”
After months of negotiations between the major parties, the government has announced its new plan for aged care. Here’s what it means for people in residential aged care and their families.
Self-funded retirees and many part pensioners will pay more for their aged care under the government’s reform package, endorsed by the opposition and announced on Thursday.
Some moral frameworks tell us lying is bad. But what if telling someone with dementia the truth could cause them trauma or other harms?
Rural and remote aged care facilities find it hard to attract and retain staff, and face high costs and ongoing losses. Yet levels of care and resident satisfaction exceed that of homes in cities.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Aged Care Medical Research Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Aged Care, Corporate Governance and Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia), University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW, UNSW
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Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland; The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University