Aged care providers love to talk about person-centred-care, but behind the scenes, many operate in a ‘vanilla’ culture of compliance - meeting the bare minimum rather than striving for excellence.
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215 care minutes per resident per day sounds like a step forward for aged care. But here’s the catch: the math simply doesn’t work for a large number of providers. From staffing ratios to night shifts, the numbers reveal a troubling shortfall.
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Home care waitlists have increased from 6 months under Morrison to 12–18 months under Albanese and COVID-19 deaths in aged care are higher than they wore at the peak of the pandemic - yet Anika Wells continues to deflect.
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A WA farmer battling cancer has been fined $2,000 for building a bridge on his own property under the Aboriginal Heritage Act. The court ruled that while no major damage was done, the site was altered without approval.
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A former roster coordinator reveals how NDIS both providers and users are manipulating the system for financial gain while participants with genuine needs suffer.
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For over 30 years, she worked as a nurse and educator, preparing carers for aged care. But her first actual shift in an aged care home revealed shocking realities that even she couldn’t foresee. Her story will move you.
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A man is asking for advice after he refused to bring his elderly mother to live with him and his wife, fearing constant arguments and financial strain. Was he right or heartless?
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#WisdomWednesday
Wisdom Wednesday is about celebrating the experience and wisdom of our elders across the globe through storytelling. It's through these stories that we attempt to elevate their often unspoken worth and value of age unwittingly lost to peers and future generations.
Do you have an elders story to share or are you an elder yourself that would like to be interviewed? Help us celebrate the lives of older Australians through Wisdom Wednesday, a weekly segment posted every Wednesday.
Our older generation are by definition the most experienced members of our community, but as they age and transition into more passive, physically constrained roles in society, their importance often dwindles, particularly so as they enter long-term care.
