Nutrition week

  An assistant nurse has had an assault charge against her dismissed, after the magistrate said he believed the accused was genuinely trying to help the resident. Chancal Arokianathan had been working as a carer for 30 years, and up until the incident had an “unblemished record”, according to a report by the ABC. Just... Read More

  For those of us not working on the front line in aged care, it can be hard to imagine what a care worker does on a day-to-day basis. What are the challenges they face, the joys they experience and the sadnesses and frustrations that often come with the job? We asked our readers to... 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