82-year-old man who wants to learn to swim has his wish fulfilled

A new research has shown that many older gay men are worried that their sexuality may cause problems if they want to move into an aged care facility. These men fear that they will be ostracised by homophobic residents and their families, as well as care workers and management at the facility. The Swinburne University... Read More

It’s interesting how, sometimes, some things come in threes, or twos. The most recent article that I wrote for HelloCare, for example, was about two movies which I saw in quick succession, and which – while very, very different in time and place – had a shared message supporting the notion that it’s better late... Read More

In July 2019, the government introduced new aged care standards to “raise the bar” in an aged care system where some nursing home residents have experienced care that is neglectful, depersonalised, uncaring, unsafe and of poor quality. We took a close look at breaches of aged care standards from 2019 to see what effect the... Read More