“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.
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A fatal medication error claimed the life of a 94-year-old aged care resident. But what happened afterwards has raised serious questions about how registered nurses are investigated and restricted following a death.
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A NSW aged care provider has been hit with a six-month ban after an Australian Border Force investigation uncovered serious issues involving migrant workers.
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A hospital stay or sudden fall can change everything overnight. Understanding your options for home support and residential aged care before a crisis strikes could save your family stress, time and money.
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One fall or hospital stay can change everything. Yet many families only start learning about aged care when they're forced to make urgent decisions. Experts say having the conversation now about care preferences, finances and future plans could make all the difference.
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Record ED numbers. Ambulance call-outs surging. And now, warnings that a gap in aged care funding for CPAP machines could make it worse. Here's how a piece of medical equipment became the latest flashpoint in Australia's aged care reform debate.
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15 days. That's the average hospital stay for someone with dementia, nearly six times the general average. The data is clear: investing in dementia-competent care isn't just good practice, it pays for itself.
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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.
