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Barriers hinder Indigenous dementia support on Country

Barriers hinder Indigenous dementia support on Country

Indigenous people are at higher risk of developing dementia, but getting a diagnosis and support can be fraught with barriers, especially in remote regions.

Rush for home care spots ahead of landmark reforms

Rush for home care spots ahead of landmark reforms

Rush for home care spots ahead of landmark reforms

Rush for home care spots ahead of landmark reforms

All 20,000 home care spots promised before the end of October have been allocated as older Australians prepare for major aged care reforms to take effect.

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Researchers have identified four key issues faced by people experiencing dementia at home or in aged care to evaluate whether quality care is being delivered.

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Agent buys cut-price home of retiree with Alzheimer's

Agent buys cut-price home of retiree with Alzheimer's

A real estate agent has been suspended after buying an vulnerable man's home at $500,000 below market value, despite claims she was doing the "right thing".

Aged care operator's shares dive on funding expectation

Aged care operator's shares dive on funding expectation

Regis Healthcare shares have plunged after the aged care operator announced the government's funding package won't meet staffing cost increases.

Senior drivers targeted in flood of fake online reports

Senior drivers targeted in flood of fake online reports

Rumours the federal government is introducing new laws targeting mature drivers including a night time curfew have been exposed as AI-generated nonsense.

Government put on notice over nursing home bed block

Government put on notice over nursing home bed block

State health ministers have put their federal counterpart on blast over a major shortage of aged care beds, which is clogging up the nation's hospital system.

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Driver jailed over 'tunnel vision' rural minibus crash

Driver jailed over 'tunnel vision' rural minibus crash

Driver jailed over 'tunnel vision' rural minibus crash

Driver jailed over 'tunnel vision' rural minibus crash

An electrical apprentice has cried while being jailed for drunkenly crashing into a minibus, killing an 84-year-old man and then lying to police about it.

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

Cop who tasered gran free as 'lenient' sentence upheld

A former police officer convicted of manslaughter for tasering an elderly woman will not be jailed after a court dismissed a sentence appeal by prosecutors.

Brain expert champions national fight against dementia

Brain expert champions national fight against dementia

Brain expert champions national fight against dementia

Brain expert champions national fight against dementia

A leading brain researcher calls for federal funding of a pioneering program aimed at reducing rates of dementia and slowing progress of the disease.

Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

More than one in every three older Australians finds transport difficult to organise, a study has found, prompting a ride-share company to make changes.

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

Man fights for life as elderly driver rules questioned

There are calls for national testing rules for elderly drivers after a car driven by a 91-year-old driver ploughed into two adults and a child, killing a woman.

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

Pedestrian tragedy sparks elderly driver test review

A state government is considering rule changes for elderly drivers after a female pedestrian was killed and a man and child seriously injured in a car crash.

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

Police check 115,000 videos in aged care abuse case

More than 100,000 videos are being checked for evidence after police charged an aged care employee with abusing five male and two female patients.

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'Good medicine': playgroup brings generational joy

Children, Elders and the parents and caregivers in between are finding joy in an intergenerational playgroup, where stories are shared and language passed down.

‘Nonsense’: cop’s jail fight after tasering great-gran

Lawyers for an ex-policeman who fatally tasered a 95-year-old woman have rubbished claims that jailing him would deter other officers from similar conduct.

Aged carer gets $345k compo for racial discrimination

A judge has found a Sydney nursing home discriminated against an ex-employee and ultimately terminated her employment because of her race.

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Families of those who died amid aged care failures during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak will be compensated after a judge signed off on a deal.

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'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

A police officer who tasered an elderly woman could be hit with jail time as prosecutors get a hearing locked in to try to overturn his community sentence.

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.

Woman jailed for killing elderly man in vicious attack

A woman who was found guilty of murdering her de facto father-in-law has been sentenced to 27 years behind bars.

'Slap on the wrist': grandma-killing cop spared jail

The family of a great-grandmother who was killed by a police officer are disappointed and struggling to comprehend a decision to spare him jail.

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Little is known about a form of dementia that affects more than 100,000 Australians but researchers are looking to build knowledge on the debilitating illness.

Stolen generations need support 'before it's too late'

Ageing stolen generations survivors need urgent action to ensure they can live out the remainder of their lives in dignity, advocates say.

Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop

A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.

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