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Must Read Support at Home: Intentions undermined by complex reality, residents survey finds

“People need help now, not in 12 months.” A new survey has captured the frustrations of older Australians waiting for Support at Home services, with residents calling for a simpler system that delivers care when it is needed. Read more

Why long gaps between meals may not be healthy for older people – new study

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Intermittent fasting is often promoted as a simple way to improve health, but what about in your 70s and beyond? New research has raised some surprising questions about the impact of long gaps between meals on older adults. The findings could challenge some of the advice around fasting and ageing. Read More

Unpacking the aged care algorithm: How the system is weighted against those who need it most

Professor Kathy Eagar spent months pulling apart the code behind the Support at Home algorithm. Last night, she told the Senate inquiry exactly what she found: only 23 of 622 questions decide your funding, while dementia, mental illness and elder abuse barely factor in at all. Here's exactly how the whole system works. Read More

Community-built nursing home faces takeover as locals question loss of control

By HelloCare Editorial Team

A Queensland community is up in arms over a proposed deal that would hand its locally built nursing home to a national aged care provider. Locals say the facility was built through community donations and fundraising, and are questioning what will happen to its millions in assets. Read More

Thriving Kids will start in October. But will the new support system be ready when families need it?

By HelloCare Editorial Team

One of the programs being developed as part of the government’s National Disability Insurance Scheme cuts is Thriving Kids. It is meant to support children with developmental delay and autism with low to moderate support needs, but the system is still being built. With a launch date set for October, some parents fear their children could lose existing support without knowing if replace it. 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. 

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