Food quality for older people

The standards of nursing homes in Australia have been in the public eye since the Oakden Aged Mental Health Care Service in Adelaide became embroiled in an elder abuse and neglect scandal, sparking reviews, inquiries and investigations across the sector. This was the most prominent of a series of incidents of abuse and negligence that... Read More

The royal commission into aged care continued in Broome on Monday, with a focus on the needs and concerns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Professor Leon Flicker, a professor of geriatic medicine at the University of Western Australia, told the commission Indigenous Australians often have to leave their country when they move into... Read More

  Those who have lived experience of palliative care should be involved in designing and evaluating services, says the author of a new research paper. Australian society, by and large, is not comfortable talking about death, and it follows that we are also uncomfortable having conversations about palliative care. Reluctance to talk about palliative care... Read More