Elder abuse and aged care

Private health premiums are changing. Late last year, Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, announced private health insurance reform to give consumers greater clarity about what is and isn’t covered by their premium. From April 1 next year, consumers will be given the option to choose from four categories of private health products – gold, silver,... Read More

Geriatric recliner chairs Marie Thevelin, Moments Healthcare Furniture Moments Furniture was founded in Belgium in 1935 as Braekevelt. They quickly earned a strong reputation as a specialist in the development and production of care furniture and as an advisor for the design of complete care interiors. Moments Furniture features a collection of geriatric reclining chairs comprises a... Read More

Last month, we published a sensitive question that one of our readers had put to us. HelloCare reader Bruce was concerned that at his wife’s nursing home, the constant vocalisation of one resident was disturbing and upsetting other residents. Bruce posed a challenging question that “will no doubt get me some abuse”, he wrote. His... Read More