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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

Would you write off a $50,000 loan to keep the peace with your child?

By HelloCare Editorial Team

A grandmother wants to know whether she is wrong for insisting her adult son pay back the $50,000 she and her husband lent him for a home. Her daughters repaid theirs in full, but he has paid just $500 this year. Should she chase the debt or let it go? Read More

Aged Care Minister accused of dodging responsibility over fees and care packages

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Shadow Aged Care Minister Anne Ruston says Minister Sam Rae is not prepared to accept responsibility for problems in his portfolio. She says Labor is "great with a headline but not with getting the work done" on aged care. Read More

The disability royal commission laid bare violence, abuse and neglect. Three years on, what’s changed?

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The Disability Royal Commission was intended to be a catalyst for change, but three years after its final report, progress remains deeply uneven. An independent report card has found no fully implemented recommendations among the ten examined, while major proposals such as a disability rights act and a National Disability Commission remain unresolved. Read More

Thriving Kids launched yesterday. Here’s what’s changed and what doesn’t.

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Thriving Kids officially began its rollout yesterday, but the transition away from individual NDIS packages raises questions about service availability, eligibility and the risk of children falling between the gaps. Queensland's decision not to sign up to the program has added another layer of uncertainty. 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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