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Ticking timebomb: Government ignores warnings of Support at Home’s fatal flaws

Support at Home is a ticking time bomb, and providers’ warnings are falling on deaf ears. Seniors face unaffordable costs and delays that will result in increased hospitalisations, aged care or death. Read More

Underpaid staff, malnutrition, neglect: This week at the Aged Care Royal Commission

Warning: Graphic content. Key points to emerge this week at the Aged Care Royal Commission: Aged care staff unpaid by 15 per cent. Australia’s population is ageing, and the number of people living with dementia is rising. Reported cases of abuse in aged care facility are “tip of the iceberg”. People dying while waiting for... Read More

Photos reveal devastating aftermath of Lismore aged care home evacuation

When floodwaters began rising in Lismore, staff at Fromelles Manor aged care facility began moving residents up to the second storey of the two-level home. But when water consumed the first floor and kept rising, staff were left with no choice: they had to evacuate. See photos of the devastating aftermath of the facility here.  Read More
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