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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

Menopause, hormone therapy and dementia: What new research found

By HelloCare Editorial Team

A new study followed 183,000 postmenopausal women for over a decade to answer a question doctors have debated for years: does hormone therapy affect dementia risk? The answer isn't simple, and it depends a lot on who you are. Read More

‘The invisible second care system’: Home care CEO says families are quietly absorbing the algorithm’s shortfall

By Jakob Neeland

Dovida CEO Geoff Hogg says his teams are seeing under-classified clients across multiple states, and it's families, not providers or the system itself, absorbing the shortfall. He walks through how unmet need turns into falls, hospital admissions and early residential care, and why he thinks providers risk being blamed for a funding problem they don't control. Read More

82-year-old dies by suicide in hospital after being told she may need aged care

By HelloCare Editorial Team

An 82-year-old woman died by suicide in hospital after becoming distressed when the possibility of moving into aged care was raised. A coroner has now found there was a missed opportunity to properly assess her suicidal thoughts. Read More

State ministers demand Labor act as seniors remain stranded in hospital beds

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Some older Australians have been waiting hundreds of days in hospital for an aged care placement. As the numbers continue to climb, state health ministers are putting pressure on Labor to address the shortage of aged care beds and the enormous cost being pushed onto public hospitals 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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