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Care burnout is a systems problem, not a personal one
Registered nurse Jo Russell spent a decade trapped in a cycle of care burnout. Her experience highlights the trap that many high-performing workers face – and why it’s costing providers.
A tale of two systems: Why where you’re born and when you’re diagnosed determines your MND care
MND Awareness Day: A one-year age gap at diagnosis can mean the difference between $300,000 and $78,000 in support. Australia’s MND care system is failing the people who need it most.
‘It takes a village within the village’: how retirement communities are rethinking dementia
HammondCare’s Marie Alford shares what retirement village operators should be doing now to support residents living with dementia – from wayfinding to wellbeing coordinators to community partnerships.
Simple blood test sets up care insight for provider clinicians – new concussion diagnosis method uncovered
Concussion diagnosis breakthrough could mean significant efficiencies in residential aged care response and improved care response channels.
GP access in aged care: What the AMA’s position statement means for providers
When GPs can’t get into your facility, residents end up in hospital. The AMA’s new position statement names the structural failures – and the fixes providers should be pushing for.
One million Australians will have dementia by 2065. Is this budget enough to get ahead of the crisis?
The 2026-27 Federal Budget delivers meaningful new investment in dementia care. But with 446,500 Australians currently living with dementia and the number set to more than double in four decades, aged care leaders say the funding still falls short of what the sector truly needs.
“We cannot simply wait for the federal response” – NSW government announces move to respond to ‘stranded’ hospital patients
Even under the eaves of the budget and funding promised, States are taking matters into their own hands to investigate cause and solution for seniors ‘stuck’ in hospitals.
The dementia we’ve been ignoring may finally be getting attention
New UNSW research identifies potential treatment targets for vascular dementia — a common yet overlooked condition that currently has no approved therapies in Australia.
The quiet conversation: how voluntary assisted dying really unfolds in residential aged care
Voluntary assisted dying is now law across most of Australia. But for the staff working in aged care, the reality is far more complex than legislation alone. Here’s what actually happens when a resident raises VAD and how it affects everyone involved.
Meals on Wheels steps in as community providers carry new meal compliance burden
Meals on Wheels NSW has launched a new dietitian program to help community providers meet aged care meal compliance requirements, as concerns grow over a funding gap between residential and community services.
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