The power of music in dementia care
Research taking place in an aged care home in Fremantle is highlighting how maintaining connection and wellbeing through...
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Five ministers to work across health in new Cabinet sub-committee
A new State Government sub-committee aims to deliver a new era of health for Western Australians. Following on...
Aged care keeps hospital at bay
Home might be where the heart is, but when it comes to looking after people with dementia, residential aged care might have the edge. Read More...
Intergenerational report 2023
Over the next 40 years as the population ages, real total health spending on those aged over 65 years is expected to increase around six-fold, while spending on those aged over 85 years is expected to increase around nine-fold, according to the Intergenerational Report 2023, released last week. Read More...
Nursing boost for aged care
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) has placed its first 76 student nurses into aged care as part of a new program to recruit nurses into the residential aged care sector. Read More...
More help for end of life
WA doctors will soon have access to updated resources to help them negotiate living wills with patients. Read More...
Elective surgery should not be culled, says COVID expert
A Curtin University COVID expert believes the decision to scale down elective surgery from next month is premature and unhelpful. Read More...
Putting aged care in the picture
In the wash-up of a landmark inquiry into the aged care sector, Cathy O’Leary looks at what is being done to protect some of society’s most vulnerable. Read More...