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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

Fuel excise returns, driving up costs for Australia’s aged care workforce

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The return of the full fuel excise will mean higher petrol prices across Australia, adding another financial burden for aged care providers. While many Australians can work from home, home care workers, community nurses and residential aged care staff must travel or be on site every day, making rising fuel costs impossible to avoid. Read More

State ministers warn that cutting senior health rebates will backfire on public hospitals

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Could cutting private health rebates for older Australians end up costing public hospitals more? State governments say the policy risks increasing emergency department demand, worsening elective surgery waiting lists and making it even harder to move older patients into aged care. Read More

Review launched after 98-year-old dies waiting 3 hours for ambulance

By HelloCare Editorial Team

A 98-year-old woman has died after waiting almost three hours for an ambulance following a fall, prompting a review by Ambulance Victoria. The tragedy has renewed concerns about ambulance delays across Australia. 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

#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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