The first participants of a home care pre-employment program targeting Indigenous workers are set to graduate next month.
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Lifestyle may override genetics in reducing dementia risk
Living a healthy lifestyle could help counteract a genetic risk of developing dementia, new research indicates.
Training helps financial planners detect elder abuse
Financial planners can complete an accredited training program to help them detect and prevent financial abuse of seniors.
Home visits help hip fracture patients
Hip fracture patients who have a home visit with an occupational therapist prior to leaving hospital have fewer readmissions and more functional independence after three months than those who don’t.
Commission hears of resident’s decline after failing to get home care
The royal commission has heard how an elderly woman who had to enter residential care after being told she would have a 12 month wait for home care died of infected ulcers three months later.
Quest to reduce falls in people with dementia continues
Preliminary results of a study into reducing falls in people with dementia have left researchers disappointed.
Tasmanian council scoops award for dementia initiative
A Tasmanian council has received a local government award for making its community more dementia-friendly.
Stopping preventive medicines linked to increased frailty
Older people who stop taking preventive medicine experience increased frailty compared to those who keep taking the medication.
Home care sector changes continue to cause pain for providers
The overall performance of home care providers declined in 2017-18 and financial pressures are continuing, a key sector report says.
Stressed-out providers struggle to keep up with change
New changes to home care have arrived – and they’re causing stress and confusion for many providers, an industry consultant says.
Sector urges ‘constructive’ approach from watchdog on new standards
The aged care sector has pledged to work towards a smooth transition to the new Aged Care Quality Standards which are now in force.
Men accessing community care have better memory
Older men who access a wide range of community care services are more likely to have better memory than those who access fewer services, research indicates.
Former royal commissioner begins job as new Ageing and Disability Commissioner
Former royal commissioner Robert Fitzgerald has taken up a role as head of the new NSW Ageing and Disability Commission.
Health and justice partnership tackles elder abuse
A Melbourne health organisation has teamed up with a local community legal centre in a new partnership aimed at targeting elder abuse.
