Australia’s aged care Star Ratings system has faced criticism since its inception, but now a major overhaul is on the horizon. What could this mean for care quality? Get a glimpse of the upcoming changes.
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A scathing open letter from a self-funded retiree and polio survivor battling NDIS exclusion lays bare the bipartisan betrayal of the Royal Commission’s aged care recommendations and how profiteering has been put before people.
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My mother deserved better." A grieving son is taking on a retirement village operator after his 92-year-old mum lost $184,000 after spending just one night in her retrement village unit.
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A woman banned from both childcare and the NDIS due to breaches of safety and compliance is now providing care to a man with a $360,000 care plan in her own home.
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In 2016, Garry Davis got 40 years for two murders and an attempted murder in a Newcastle aged care home. Yet, Elizabeth Eifler’s death the same day as his other crimes went untested—no autopsy, no insulin checks.
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When you leave the hospital, it helps to have some clarity about what to do next and advocacy services can assist you with navigating your options.
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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.
