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How Can We Prevent Financial Abuse Of the Elderly?

Throughout Australia older people are losing their savings, property and homes through financial abuse, usually at the hands of persons close to them such as an adult child or grandchild. A sense of entitlement, ‘Inheritance impatience’ or opportunism can encourage people to ‘help themselves’ to an older person’s assets. Elder abuse is not a new... Read More

The pandemic has been catastrophic for those living with dementia, but new innovations provide hope

People living with dementia have made up a high proportion of COVID-19 deaths internationally, reflecting the high death rates in residential care facilities, where large number of residents have dementia, the report states. Read More

I have sympathy for the lockdown, but nothing makes up for the fact our patients are alone

Dear Dr Srivastava, Just letting you know your patient died yesterday. I hope you have a good weekend. At a chaotic time I appreciate when residents take the time to write but this time I can’t help thinking about the missing word: your patient died alone yesterday. With large parts of Victoria in a second lockdown,... Read More
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