Featured Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them? This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with…Courtney IdsteinApril 24, 2024
Featured Celebrating 25-years and $31 million of impact and innovation in dementia research Dementia Australia Research Foundation is marking 25 years of supporting Australia’s best emerging researchers to…Courtney IdsteinApril 23, 2024
Featured ‘I hope publishers will be brave’: Older women are often erased in fiction – but in two new Australian novels they take centre stage If older women move through the world with a sense of being unseen, in the…Courtney IdsteinApril 23, 2024
Featured Local greenery and low crime rates may reduce dementia risk factors Living in areas with shorter distances to greenspace and lower crime rates are associated with…Courtney IdsteinApril 22, 2024
Featured There are new flu vaccines on offer for 2024. Should I get one? What do I need to know? Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are relatively mild, flu can cause…Courtney IdsteinApril 17, 2024
Featured We created a VR tool to test brain function. It could one day help diagnose dementia If you or a loved one have noticed changes in your memory or thinking as…Courtney IdsteinApril 15, 2024
Featured In the face of disparity, do we need a ‘NDIS for aged care’? It’s generally accepted that the work of care is underfunded, undervalued, under… you name it.…Courtney IdsteinApril 10, 2024
Featured Upholding healthcare standards following hospitalisation for people with dementia Research from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) has evaluated the impact of a person-centred…Courtney IdsteinApril 9, 2024
Featured What will aged care look like for the next generation? More of the same but higher out-of-pocket costs Aged care financing is a vexed problem for the Australian government. It is already underfunded…Courtney IdsteinApril 8, 2024
Featured High blood pressure still biggest risk factor for death in Australia An analysis of nearly 30,000 deaths has shown high blood pressure is the biggest mortality…Courtney IdsteinApril 8, 2024