Interview with the Minister of Aged Care, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP

The Morrison Government is providing Australians with more choices for longer lives, with a record 13,500 new residential aged care places across Australia, worth $907 million a year, along with a $60 million capital works investment to finance construction of new and extended aged care homes. The $967 million expansion is part of our Government’s... Read More

Maurie Voisey-Barlin specialises in engaging aged care residents that have been deemed ‘unreachable’ by staff and family. See how techniques like ‘smartassery’ and ‘mutual mischief’ are helping residents re-engage by tapping into their ‘cheeky’ side. Read More

  The federal government has launched a campaign to get more older Australians playing ‘walking football’, a non-contact, low-impact version of the game. Walking football programs will be rolled out in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and the ACT, and pilot programs will begin in South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and Northern NSW. There will... Read More