The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hold special hearings into the aged care sector’s response to COVID-19, but it will not investigate the situation in Victoria in order to avoid creating an unnecessary distraction while the crisis is still underway. The hearings will be held from 10 to 13 August...
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Cancer treatments such radiation, chemotherapy and other tests can be hard on one’s body at any age, but in particular for the older population. Sometimes older patients that are too frail or have other medical problems may be deemed not suitable to receive anticancer treatments in the first place. Estimated number of new cancer cases...
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June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. And this year, a new Australian report was released on this very subject. After a 15 month investigation by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC), the Elder Abuse—A National Legal Response was presented. In it was 43 different recommendations of law reform to help protect older...
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