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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

Aged care nurse assaulted dementia residents and farted in their faces

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Punching elderly residents and farting in their faces, an aged care nurse repeatedly assaulted vulnerable dementia patients who could not defend themselves. Read More

AN-ACC funding rises to $303 per resident as aged care pressure mounts

By HelloCare Editorial Team

AN-ACC funding is about to rise to $303.19 per resident, per day. But with aged care under growing pressure, will the extra money be enough to address the problems facing the sector? Read More

‘The invisible second care system’: Home care CEO says families are quietly absorbing the algorithm’s shortfall

By Jakob Neeland

Dovida CEO Geoff Hogg says his teams are seeing under-classified clients across multiple states, and it's families, not providers or the system itself, absorbing the shortfall. He walks through how unmet need turns into falls, hospital admissions and early residential care, and why he thinks providers risk being blamed for a funding problem they don't control. Read More

82-year-old dies by suicide in hospital after being told she may need aged care

By HelloCare Editorial Team

An 82-year-old woman died by suicide in hospital after becoming distressed when the possibility of moving into aged care was raised. A coroner has now found there was a missed opportunity to properly assess her suicidal thoughts. 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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