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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

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

State ministers demand Labor act as seniors remain stranded in hospital beds

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Some older Australians have been waiting hundreds of days in hospital for an aged care placement. As the numbers continue to climb, state health ministers are putting pressure on Labor to address the shortage of aged care beds and the enormous cost being pushed onto public hospitals Read More

Not eligible for NDIS, too old for Thriving Kids… then what?

By HelloCare Editorial Team

What happens when a child is no longer eligible for the NDIS, but has also aged out of the new Thriving Kids program? For families already navigating a complex support system, the transition could create another difficult gap. So what should happen next? Read More

The MND aged care funding gap is in faces not figures – Shane was one of them

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Shane had spent his life looking after others. When he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, his family thought the aged care system would be there when he needed it most. What followed was a battle that consumed precious time and left his family asking some difficult questions. 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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