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Must Read Government quietly extends Support at Home claims deadline amid rollout chaos

Providers now have 90 days to claim for the first quarter of Support at Home. The government calls it a transitional fix. Critics say it exposes deeper flaws in the reform. Read more

She helped design the aged care reforms. Now she is living their failures

By Jakob Neeland

Lynda Henderson played a key role in creating the Integrated Assessment Tool and contributed detailed recommendations to aged care reforms. She now believes the final system bears little resemblance to what was promised. Read More

Whistleblower warns of NDIS provider tactics to sideline ethical Support Coordinators

By HelloCare Editorial Team

An anonymous Support Coordinator has alleged that NDIS providers are removing coordinators who challenge billing irregularities and conflicts of interest. With NDIS compliance action surging, questions are mounting about governance and participant protection. Read More

Aged care home fined after deadly COVID outbreak that killed 45 residents

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Families who lost parents and grandparents during a catastrophic COVID outbreak say a $150,000 fine for the aged care provider is an insult. The 2020 outbreak claimed 45 lives in just weeks, and many relatives say the outcome leaves them feeling justice has not been served. Read More

Reform without evidence: Senate inquiry exposes Gov ignoring aged care experts and seniors

By Jakob Neeland

When asked for modelling, timelines and evidence, officials deflected. When pressed on whether all CHSP recipients would be moved, they backtracked. The Senate hearing revealed a reform process marked by secrecy and evasiveness, not transparency. 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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