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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 nurses receive final pay rise of Labor’s $18 billion wage overhaul

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Aged care nurses have received their fifth and final wage increase under the Fair Work Commission's landmark Work Value Case. The Albanese Government says registered nurses are now earning more than $36,000 a year extra than they were in 2022, following an almost $18 billion investment in aged care wages. Read More

A reluctant Albanese is under pressure over telehealth for VAD

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Labor's national conference backed telehealth for voluntary assisted dying, but Anthony Albanese remains opposed. Now the Prime Minister is under pressure as MPs prepare to test whether the government will honour the party's own position or block reform in Parliament. Read More

Aged care resident shares the heartbreaking story of losing her son

By HelloCare Editorial Team

A single photograph opened the door to an extraordinary story. In his latest aged care story, Michael Preston shares Elsie's heartbreaking memories of losing her seven-year-old son, Billy, and why she still treasures every opportunity to remember him. Read More

Medication mix-ups in aged care linked to three preventable deaths

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Three preventable deaths. Three different aged care homes. One alarming pattern. A Victorian coroner has called for urgent national medication safety standards after a cluster of fatal medication mix-ups revealed systemic failings across the sector. 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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