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A new project will help personal carers from diverse backgrounds build meaningful relationships with older people in aged care services. Close to 90% of Australian residential aged care services and 70% of in home care services employ personal care staff from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds according to the 2016 National Aged Care Workforce... Read More

From cardiologists managing heart disease to oncologists treating cancer and orthopaedic surgeons performing hip replacements, seniors rely heavily on specialist care. New transparency laws may help, but research shows they will not fix rising out-of-pocket costs. Read More

In July 2019, the government introduced new aged care standards to “raise the bar” in an aged care system where some nursing home residents have experienced care that is neglectful, depersonalised, uncaring, unsafe and of poor quality. We took a close look at breaches of aged care standards from 2019 to see what effect the... Read More