Disability service providers referred to police after review of deaths
All Victorian disability service providers have been put on notice and some have been referred to police after a review...
Year: 2018
Films celebrate age without fear
Jennene Buckley Margaret is a tennis aficionado who’s back in Australia after competing in Croatia. Royden travels around playing gigs...
Pharmacy app offers home-delivery medications
Older Australians will be able to get medication and over-the counter products like hearing aid batteries delivered to their homes...
Reducing osteoporosis risk
Professor Belinda Beck Osteoporosis, or “porous bones” is a low bone mass condition that can put people at risk of...
Book provides road map for embracing old age
Marcus Riley When faced with getting old, there are two options, according to international ageing advocate and author Marcus Riley....
Culturally-responsive care for Vietnamese, Indo-Chinese seniors
Older people in Victoria’s Vietnamese and Indo-Chinese communities will get better targeted and more culturally responsive care packages with the...
Wheelchair sensor app in $500k trial
Wheelchair sensor app A sensor app that monitors pressure and position and provides around-the-clock information to carers and clinicians could...
Pet insurance recognises benefits of furry friends
For many older Australians, owning a cat or dog can be a source of companionship, security and even a buffer...
MYEFO measures ‘unlikely to help’ embattled providers
The economic measures announced in the federal government’s mid-year budget outlook are unlikely to improve the financial struggles many aged...
Legalising assisted dying ‘may advance’ palliative care
The nation’s peak palliative care body is reviewing its position on euthanasia and physician-assisted dying after it became legal in...
NSW beefs up elder abuse powers
And independent ageing and disability commissioner with powers to execute search warrants and seize evidence will begin operating in NSW...
10,000 home care packages funded in $550m aged care boost
The federal government has announced $553 million in aged care spending including the release of 10,000 home care packages and...