Tag: Older People
Nursing home staff member suspended
A staff member at a Paradise nursing home at the centre of a police investigation has been suspended.[MORE]
Aged home 'breaching' care standards
An aged care home in Adelaide's southern suburbs is under federal investigation.[MORE]
Pensioners 'desperate' for higher payments
The Australian Pensioners and Superannuants League says the Federal Government needs to urgently raise the aged pension. [MORE]
Govt on defensive over pension review timetable
The Govt is defending the timetable for its pension review, saying comprehensive changes cannot be achieved any faster.[MORE]
Government says no problems with nursing homes
Tasmania's Health Minister, Lara Giddings says she is not aware of any concerns surrounding local nursing homes.[MORE]
Climate change warning
Tasmania's most senior health official has warned that climate change could have a bigger impact on the state's medical future than our ageing population.[MORE]
Missing elderly man found at cafe
An elderly Victorian man with dementia has been found safe and well after going missing from a health centre in the Melbourne suburb of Forest Hill.[MORE]
Large crowd turns out to hear Ouse Hospital verdict
A large crowd has turned out at the Ouse Hall in Tasmania's Central Highlands to find out what's to become of health services in the region.[MORE]
Nursing homes to learn from Yaralla Place's mistakes
The Fraser Coast district director of nursing says all Queensland Government run nursing homes will learn from the mistakes made at a Maryborough home. [MORE]
Govt to hear views of local senior citizens
The Council of the Ageing Queensland is conducting a public forum in Cairns this morning to collect the views of senior citizens on issues affecting the community.[MORE]
Call to loosen restrictions on seniors' accomodation
A peak lobby group for seniors says many people are missing out on pensioner accommodation in the Northern Territory because of restrictions on assets.[MORE]
Patients quarantined in Gold Coast nursing home
A Gold Coast nursing home in south-east Qld has been quarantined as 23 residents are treated for a viral infection.[MORE]
New food standards to protect nursing homes
The Federal Government will introduce new guidelines to improve food standards and increase gastro awareness in nursing homes.[MORE]
Higher wages needed to solve aged care shortage: ANF
The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says the critical shortage of aged care workers will continue to be a problem until the sector pays higher wages.[MORE]
Administrator on board at Cherbourg nursing home
The Mayor of the Cherbourg Aboriginal Council says improvements are being made at a council-run nursing home in the town.[MORE]
Dying is everyone's business
Most of us seem not to want to know about what will happen to us at the end, preferring attitudes of "let's wait and see" or "tell me about it when I need to know".[MORE]
Health service says no great risk of gastro
The Greater Western Area Health Service says there is no increased risk of gastroenteritis in local nursing homes, despite a possible outbreak in the Blue Mountains that affected 80 people and claimed 10 lives.[MORE]
Vaccinate children now against flu: doctors
Doctors are urging parents to take up the offer of a free flu vaccine for children aged under the age of five.[MORE]
Nurses Union concerned over carer guideline changes
The Queensland Nurses Union says it is worried the State Government is considering allowing unlicensed carers to dispense medication in nursing homes. [MORE]
Seniors alliance calls for housing affordability strategy
The Federal Government is being urged to put aside about 10 per cent of housing affordability assistance for older Australians.[MORE]
Govt announces $300m for transitional care
Sick elderly people who are forced into nursing homes prematurely are expected to benefit from changes announced by the Federal Government today.[MORE]
State Government threatened with legal action over Jigalong deaths
A former senior member of the Department of Indigenous Affairs is considering legal action against the State Government arguing that poor housing at the Jigalong community has led to a high number of premature deaths.[MORE]
Probe draws blank over aged home deaths
An investigation of an Adelaide Hills nursing home fails to find precisely why three people died.[MORE]
Third gastro death at aged care facility
An elderly man is the third gastro victim to die from an Adelaide Hills aged care facility.[MORE]
Two more ill at aged care home
Two more residents of an Adelaide Hills aged care facility are showing signs of gastroenteritis.[MORE]
