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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

Grandma asks if she’s wrong for charging her son to babysit

By HelloCare Editorial Team

A grandmother wants to know if she’s in the wrong for refusing to keep minding her grandkids for free. Her husband does 12-hour days with the children up to four times a week, while the parents turn up to family events in new clothes and with fresh nails. Read More

Robots in aged care should be thoughtful not inevitable

By Amy Henderson

Robots are increasingly being introduced into aged care, with promises of improving efficiency and transforming the way care is delivered. But as technology advances, important questions need to be asked about resident consent, staff involvement, safety and whether some aspects of care should remain strictly human. Read More

‘Fairer, faster, more accurate’: Sam Rae’s verdict on a year of aged care reform

By Jakob Neeland

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae believes Labor’s aged care reforms have made things “fairer, faster and more accurate”. But ten days earlier, the Ombudsman found the algorithm’s rollout “unreasonable”, and more than 150,000 older Australians are still waiting for full home care funding. Read More

Why chronic pain is often overlooked as part of disability – and what can help

By HelloCare Editorial Team

One in five Australians lives with chronic pain, and the rate is much higher among people with disability. Yet chronic pain alone rarely qualifies someone for the NDIS, and participants often don’t get support for how pain affects their daily lives. Here’s why that gap matters. 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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