Operating margins of $1.44 per client day. EBITDA levels described as "not investable." And yet the public message from Canberra is that providers are gouging older Australians. Frank Price says the numbers tell a very different story.
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Earlier this month, The Maggie Beer Foundation was quietly handed another $7.2 million in the federal budget, months before an independent evaluation into its effectiveness was completed. The government has no answers for this - but we do.
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Anthony Albanese told reporters testamentary trusts weren't included in Labor's reforms. Hours later, his office quietly clarified that wasn't quite right.
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Vietnam veteran Barry Tiernan cares for his wife of 50-years, Mary, while battling PTSD and chronic injuries of his own. He says Support at Home has left him suicidal, financially terrified and losing critical care hours.
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Storyteller Michael Preston shares one of the most touching aged care stories yet, the story of Frank and Rita, who spent a lifetime together and left this world just days apart.
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The government wants to save $37.8 billion by tightening NDIS eligibility, but experts warn the real test will be whether “foundational supports” are ready in time. Without strong alternatives, thousands of Australians with disability could be left without help.
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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.
