The push for a United Nations convention to protect the rights of older people continues in earnest despite the fact many 'developed' countries, including Australia, maintain their opposition to such a legally binding instrument.
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Australia will have a new rating system for residential aged care services from 1 July 2020. The ‘compliance rating’ will be published on the My Aged Care website with the aim of making it easier for families and older Australians to assess the quality of an aged care provider, and to make it easier to...
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In the wake of the ABC’s revealing investigation into aged care, the broadcaster is now calling for members of the public to come forward with information about sexual abuse in aged care. During the Four Corners investigation, the ABC team received a number of reports of sexual assault in residential aged care, which has led them...
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