A new project is looking at ways to make the healthcare industry more sustainable. The Healthcare Carbon Lab at Western Health, led by the University of Melbourne, will study how much energy and waste common ...
Australian researchers have created a new tool that could help people catch memory problems early on. The test, called McCusker Subjective Cognitive Impairment Inventory (McSCI), was developed by Professor Hamid Sohrabi and his team at ...
Scientists at the University of Queensland have found a key player in how our bodies age. This discovery might help us stay healthier as we get older. Dr Christian Nefzger and his team looked at ...
Australian celebrity cook Maggie Beer has long been an advocate for better quality meals in aged care. It led her to a four-month immersion in an aged care residence with the goal of transforming the ...
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is sounding the alarm on a worrying trend in aged care. According to ANMF, some aged care homes are trying to meet current care requirements by changing the ...
Did you know that paramedics could play a big role in helping people who are nearing the end of their lives? Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and the Australasian College of Paramedicine (ACP) think so. They’re ...
The Australian Government has just released its first digital plan to make aged care better. This plan, called the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy, aims to embrace innovation and harness the power of data ...
RSL LifeCare has unveiled a new bold and modern brand identity and refreshed organisational values to better meet the changing expectations of veterans and seniors in a rapidly evolving environment. The refreshed brand identity purposefully ...
Australia’s healthcare system is feeling the weight of ever-growing demands. Healthcare professionals have long felt pressure to deliver fast and precise support to the most vulnerable. This group is only increasing, with those aged 65 ...
In a state first, medical students can now undertake their entire training in rural South Australia, in a bold new initiative by Flinders University to tackle the critical shortage of doctors in rural and regional ...
Starting 1 July, residential aged care homes in Australia can access funding to employ on-site pharmacists to help reduce medicine-related harm in aged care. The program, called the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist (ACOP) Measure, is ...
The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced the establishment of an Australian first, national, cross-university network to advocate for and advance digital health through collaboration and evidence-based research. The Australian Council of Senior ...