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85 Year Old Resident Assaulted By Aged Care Worker

An elderly resident from an Estia Health aged care home, in New South Wales, has allegedly been assaulted by a worker from the facility where she resided. According to the NSW police, the 58 year old employee entered the elderly woman’s room, in the North Epping facility, and assaulted her on August 22. Yesterday morning,... Read More

Confronting and complex: How dementia influences first responder actions

Few could forget the traumatic and confronting story in 2023 when 95-year-old aged care resident Clare Nowland was tasered by New South Wales police. The case put a spotlight on how police respond to situations involving people living with dementia. Read More

Labor has a huge health agenda ahead of it – what policies should we expect?

Labor’s win in Saturday’s election heralds real change in health policy. Although Labor had a small-target strategy, with limited big spending commitments, its victory represents a value shift to a party committed to equity and Medicare, and, potentially, a style shift to a hands-on, equity-oriented health minister. Read More
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