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Research suggests geriatricians more effectively and efficiently manage older patients’ care than doctors without such training, but low pay and stigma dampen interest.
People in their 60s take an average of 15 prescription drugs a year. Combined with over-the-counter products, they may do more harm than good.
Railings, grab bars, shower chairs and other inexpensive devices can make it easier to continue living at home, but not enough older people acquire them.
As a nurse in private aged care I saw life-threatening mistakes because carers didn’t know what to do | Aged care | The Guardian
A new website developed by Australian physiotherapists offers simple functional exercises and guidance on safe ways for older people to increase activity levels while at home. When COVID-19 forced millions of Australia into lockdown, a national team of physiotherapists, concerned about the impact this would have on the health and wellbeing of older people, initiated and fast
Don’t blame care staff for the Covid-19 crisis. They do their best but are low-paid, overworked and lack training
First it was Newmarch house in New South Wales, and now outbreaks in Victoria's aged care sector are a reminder of the risk the virus poses to elderly Australians, particularly in residential facilities. Here are measures being taken to stop it.
Aged care homes need to have protocols in place to prevent COVID-19 infection in the first instance. But in the event an outbreak does occur, they need to be well prepared.
The coronavirus disproportionately affects seniors, but they may not be included in important clinical trials for vaccines and treatments.
This week Prime Minister Scott Morison reminded aged care providers that recommendations by health experts was to “not shut people off or to lock them away in their rooms." This staff member of an aged care facility shares her experience and the impact of COVID-19 restrictions are having on residents.
Artist’s installation immerses viewers in the mind of someone who has fallen in a home and challenges our notion of care
Doctors and nurses warn that elderly Australians will continue to suffer if the issue is sidelined until the royal commission hands down its findings.
Rates of elective surgery are rising most among those aged over 85, due to advances in anaesthesia and techniques such as keyhole surgery. But it's also much riskier.
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In-hospital exercise programs could provide the jump-start that older people need to maintain their functionality at home, study suggests.
The tragic death toll was all too predictable, in a system that decided old and disabled people weren’t worth keeping safe, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Older Australians are at a greater risk of falls due to long-term confinement from Covid-19.
As the crisis in Victorian aged-care homes goes on, the issue of whether to move all COVID-positive residents into hospital continues to generate debate. There are pros and cons for both sides.
As COVID continues to infect and kill in Victoria's aged care homes, the country's top medical advisor says they are learning as they go on the aged care situation. But experts say the structural problems that are driving the infections are well understood.
The royal commission into aged care declared older people and their families were left “isolated and powerless". COVID-19 has provided a tragic real time vindication of the commission's observation.
Exclusive: Australian Medical Association says health workers believe there will soon not be enough staff to care for residents
The number of Victorian aged care residents who have COVID-19 has almost tripled in five days.
Associate Professor Michele Callisaya played a key role in launching the 'Safe Exercise At Home' website.
With around 70 per cent of people with dementia living at home – many accessing home care services, and over 50 per cent of residents in care diagnosed with dementia, it is crucial that all care staff are equipped with…
Steve Jardine has seen older, retired men doing nothing but "waiting for the grim reaper to come to their door".
A lack of protein served in aged care is putting residents at risk of malnutrition but University of Melbourne study shows improving menus pays-off for everyone
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