Welcome to Marigal Gardens retirement village, where the residents are authors and artists, war heroes and bikers. Recently, a Spoonville has sprouted at the entrance, the joint effort of the retirees and...
If the findings of the aged care royal commission had not put off baby boomers considering nursing home care, it seems the pandemic may have done the job.
With residential aged care facilities closed to visitors since the ACT lockdown began on 12 August, Goodwin in Farrer pondered how to cheer up the residents and allow for safe visits from...
Mark and Coral Tully are the epitome of the classic love story, celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary this year in Belconnen with a mini wedding cake and singing their favourite love songs from the 1950s.
Aged care staff will receive coronavirus vaccines through workplace clinics ahead of a looming deadline for immunisation to become mandatory in the sector.
Three aged care residents at a northwest Sydney facility have caught COVID-19 from an infected staff member, with at least 140 employees now in self-isolation.
Carers ACT has thanked the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for praising the role of unpaid carers in the midst of a damning report.
Lisa Kelly, CEO of Carers ACT,...
Residents of Canberra, Queanbeyan and surrounds continue to face growing waitlists for aged care home-care packages despite a Federal Government funding top-up in July of last year.
Over 1,000 people in Canberra and...
The Canberra Liberals have promised Canberrans a purpose-built neighbourhood for people with dementia, to encourage social interaction and foster a sense of belonging.
If elected in October, the Liberals would work with The...
ACT Labor has released its plans to establish a refurbished $13.6 million medical ward for older Canberrans within Calvary Hospital if re-elected next month.
Canberrans are being urged adhere to COVID-19 restrictions over the Father’s Day weekend but may be able to visit relatives in aged care facilities for the occasion, the ACT Chief Health Officer said today.
