A Senate inquiry has blasted Labor’s aged care rationing as a “calculated denial of service.” While the government caps home care support, over 5000 older Australians have died waiting for help to arrive.
Read more
Hundreds joined the NDIS pricing workshops, sharing solutions and concerns. Yet the full recommendations have been shelved and kept from the public. For many in the disability sector, the process now feels like little more than a tick-box exercise.
Read More
Despite being in charge for over 3 years, Mark Butler continues to blame the previous Liberal government for the current aged care crisis, despite home care waiting lists being significantly lower under Scott Morrison’s watch.
Read More
A 79-year-old pensioner says voluntary assisted dying is their best option as the Aged Care Act looms. Co-payments could force seniors to choose between showers and meals. Will the government listen?
Read More
Former Heritage Care CEO Gregory Reeve welcomes the not guilty verdict in the Epping Gardens COVID-19 trial, calling the prosecution a “politically driven witch hunt” that caused distress to staff and families.
Read More
Childhood dementia affects more than 2,300 children in Australia. For Megan Maack, who is raising two children with the condition, the daily struggle is both a fight for her family and a call for urgent change in how society responds.
Read More
#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.
