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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

Revealed: The funding trick behind Labor’s “shrinking” aged care waitlist

By Jakob Neeland

The sudden, celebrated drop in the waitlist after the "once in a generation" reforms took effect wasn't the result of people getting care faster. It was largely the result of a change to what counts as "waiting" at all. Read More

With NDIS changes set to pass, here’s who bears the cost of making it ‘sustainable’

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The NDIS overhaul could be passed as early as next week, with around 240,000 existing participants expected to leave the scheme by 2031. The big question is not whether the NDIS needs reform, but who will pay the price for making it sustainable. Read More

Government launches new campaign to help Australians reduce their dementia risk

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The Government wants Australians to start thinking about dementia decades before they might develop it. New letters are being sent to 50-year-olds with advice on the lifestyle and health factors that could help reduce their dementia risk. Read More

NDIS funding is helping WA’s most serious sex offenders return to the community

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The NDIS is spending significant sums supporting convicted sex offenders in the community. But should disability funding be used to help manage people whose release requires intensive supervision and support? 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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