17+ hour, 36+ min ago  (646+ words) Delivered across Whiddon residential and community care services in New South Wales, the program combines ten telehealth physiotherapy sessions delivered via Zoom with weekly in-home support from trained Whiddon care workers, known as "coaches, over six months. Participants demonstrated a…...

18+ hour ago  (816+ words) For the general public, the message was simple " wear a mask, and don't go within 1m of others; But for frontline workers " nurses, doctors, and aged care workers, a mask was just the tip of the iceberg. Welcoming aged care facilities…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (392+ words) Resthaven has launched a new person-centred care initiative designed to strengthen personalised aged care by placing residents" life stories, emotional needs and personal preferences at the centre of daily care. Known as the "Being Me" framework, the initiative moves beyond…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (368+ words) New Zealand workforce management software company Simplifi is expanding into Australia, targeting the healthcare, aged care and disability sectors as providers grapple with workforce shortages, rising compliance pressures and growing reliance on casual staff. The cloud-based Saa S company announced…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (321+ words) Western Australian aged care provider Juniper has officially opened 11 permanent staff homes in Fitzroy Crossing, in a move aimed at addressing chronic housing shortages and strengthening aged care services across the West Kimberley. Located next to the Guwardi Ngadu Residential…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (534+ words) A national dementia support initiative helping older hospital patients transition into aged care is showing strong early results, with nearly 700 people successfully relocated and only a small proportion returning to hospital after placement breakdowns. The Hospital to Aged Care Dementia…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (716+ words) Recently, a widowed family friend asked me what she needed to do to start planning for a move into residential aged care. I teased her gently, "Worrying about dying just because you're 80 now?" However, her concern was very real. She…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (185+ words) Regis Healthcare (ASX: REG) has appointed Andrew Kinkade as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, with the leadership change to take effect from 20 July 2026. His earlier career includes senior healthcare roles at Bupa Dental Care, Catholic Healthcare and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (424+ words) Launched in May 2024, Your Aged Care Compass is an educational podcast designed to simplify Australia's complex aged care system for older people, their families and carers. Hosted by sisters Coral Wilkinson and Michelle Brown of See Me Aged Care Navigators,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (313+ words) A new platform aimed at transforming how engagement is delivered across aged care services has been launched, as providers face growing pressure to demonstrate more consistent and personalised care outcomes. Sil VR Adventures has unveiled Sil VR Pathways, a system…...