Aged care residents living with dementia are particularly vulnerable to sexual assault. A panel of advocates has proposed some important first steps to addressing this complex problem – education and specialist resources – ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
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Later today, nurses and carers at two different aged care facilities in Victoria will stop work as a call to action for better staffing levels, wages and work conditions. The Bupa run facilities in Ballarat and Clayton will hold stop work meetings with seven other homes across Victoria, after 14 months of pay negotiations with...
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Let’s discover what an El Niño weather cycle and Indian Ocean dipole are, in particular how they contribute to adverse weather events on Australia’s Eastern Seaboard, but also how older Australians can prepare for the impending summer heatwave.
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