Human Interest
We believe that older people are undervalued in society, and we are doing everything we can to change that perception. Let's celebrate and bring to light the colourful lives and real stories of older people.
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Public Trustee slammed for gagging vulnerable older person, depriving him of personal records

Public guardianships and Trustees have received scrutiny for their gag orders, lack of transparency and inclusion of the older people they care for. Read More

“They’re always here”: Experiencing ghosts in aged care facilities

If you have ever experienced continuous call bells coming from the room of a deceased resident, or the spirit of an old nurse floating down the hallway - you are NOT alone. Read More

Literary Professor’s wins from raw poems about her father’s death

Queensland Professor, poet and outspoken aged care reform advocate, Sarah Holland-Batt, has won the $60,000 Stella prize for her poetry collection The Jaguar which features poems about watching her father die from Parkinson’s disease and experienced elder abuse in aged care. Read More
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