Michael Woods is Professor of Health Economics at the UTS Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation. He is Policy Advisor to the UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC) and Chairs the ...

The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care has released a five-year strategy to deliver aged care reforms. In the Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy, the government envisions an aged care ...

With Australia’s population ageing, the number of people over 85 has been forecast to almost double by 2042, increasing to more than 1 million people. Mr Rae told Sky News Sunday Agenda the Albanese ...

Ralph Hampson is affiliated with Member Executive Committee, Australian Association of Gerontology Victorian Branch Chair, Board of Directors, St Mary's House of Welcome, Fitzroy, Victoria Most older ...

(Sydney) – The Australian government should end nursing homes’ use of chemical restraints to control the behavior of older people with dementia, Human Rights Watch said today. One year ago, in March ...

Australia's Department of Health has embarked on the "first phase of the journey" in its ambitious digital transformation agenda for aged care by calling on industry volunteers to codesign APIs needed ...

In NSW, Tasmania and WA, the number of beds actually decreased, analysis by industry experts Boxwell & Co found. NSW was down 203 beds, Tasmania 54 and WA 119. Queensland saw a net increase of just 26 ...

The Australian government should immediately act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to improve rights protections for older people, Human Rights Watch ...

Greens-chaired inquiry says system should be demand driven despite Labor’s dissenting view that this could cause unintended flow-on issues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...

As part of aged care reforms, the Australian government is taking a more coordinated approach in providing access to in-home care by replacing existing programmes with a more flexible and streamlined ...

Hat Yai Flooding Catastrophe a Massive Blow to Thailand’s PM Anutin Australia’s aged care sector was failing long before the pandemic arrived. A royal commission into the treatment of the elderly in ...

Explore migrant pathways into Australia’s aged care sector. Learn about training, support, and inspiring stories of building meaningful aged care careers. This article shares practical tips from Work ...