Tag: Aged Care
Sydney pensioners rally for long-term reform
The Federal Government is again under pressure to improve the living standards of pensioners and retirees.[MORE]
Nursing home facing closure
An aged care home on Tasmania's north-west coast is to be shut down, with the company blaming financial losses.[MORE]
Council concerned over aged care facility sale
A meeting of Wollondilly councillors has resolved to call an urgent meeting with the New South Wales Minister for Health regarding an historic aged care facility.[MORE]
Aged care 'nearing crisis point'
The aged care sector's warned the Federal Government it is reaching crisis point.[MORE]
Aged care group concerned over welfare laws
A national body representing aged care providers says there is a danger of older people being treated like children, if the aged care sector becomes over-regulated.[MORE]
Gold Coast Hospital may become aged care facility
The Queensland Health Minister has not ruled out transforming the Gold Coast Hospital at Southport into an aged care facility.[MORE]
Hope for council to build Bargara nursing home
A group that is pushing for residential aged care services in Bargara says it hopes the Bundaberg Regional Council will consider building a nursing home there.[MORE]
Govt urged to scrap aged care charges cap
A private aged care operator is pushing for the Federal Government to axe the current system which imposes a cap on what operators can charge people.[MORE]
Govt announces 37,000 new aged care places
The Federal Government will create more than 37,000 new aged care places during the next three years to meet demand.[MORE]
Nothing untoward in nursing home flu outbreak: Health Dept
The Health Department says there is no suggestion that a flu outbreak at a Nuriootpa nursing home could have been prevented.[MORE]
MP lobbies for more aged care places
The Member for Thuringowa has vowed to take on the Federal Government over a shortage of aged care places in Townsville.[MORE]
Aged care centres still dealing with gastro outbreak
Two western Victorian aged care facilities are still dealing with an outbreak of gastroenteritis.[MORE]
Big welfare windfall for Tasmania
Nearly 150,000 payments will be made to Tasmanians as part of the Federal Government's economic security strategy.[MORE]
Alert over aged flu deaths
Two aged care residents in SA die during an influenza outbreak, prompting a health alert.[MORE]
Aged care home says gastro outbreak contained
The management of Lyndoch Aged Care in Warrnambool says it is confident an outbreak of gastroenteritis has been contained.[MORE]
Govt urged to boost aged care subsidy
The Opposition spokeswoman on aged care has urged the Federal Government to increase its subsidy for the sector.[MORE]
Regions tipped to feel aged care funding crisis
Queensland's largest for-profit aged care provider says regional communities will be especially hard-hit by a looming crisis in the sector.[MORE]
Director sacked after nursing home 'sex assaults'
The director of a nursing home that is being investigated over assault and misconduct allegations has been sacked.[MORE]
Insect vision could help elderly drivers
An Australian National University Phd student says he is designing a new in-car navigation system based on insect vision, that could keep older drivers on the road.[MORE]
50pc of nursing home residents malnourished: survey
Malnutrition is rife in Australian nursing homes, according to a study showing half of residents are weak from not enough food.[MORE]
No evidence partner loss leads to cognitive problems: researcher
An Australian National University researcher says there is no evidence that elderly people who lose a partner will inevitably suffer long-term cognitive problems.[MORE]
Meeting hears of hospital's $2.4m debt
The chief executive officer of the non-profit organisation Aged and Community Care Victoria, Gerard Mansour, has addressed the Phillip Island community on the future of the Worley Hospital.[MORE]
Nursing home audited after alleged assaults
The Federal Government is conducting an audit of a Thursday Island nursing home, off far north Queensland, to check on resident welfare and safety.[MORE]
Staff charged over nursing home assault
Two female staff members of a Torres Strait nursing home have been charged with seriously assaulting an elderly woman at the centre.[MORE]
