The Labor leader, Bill Shorten, said many older Australians are deprived of the simple pleasures in life because they can’t afford to go to the dentist, and has pledged that if Labor is elected to government, Medicare will cover seniors’ dental care up to $1,000 every two years. Labor’s plan will give 3 million older...
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More than half – 58% – of aged care homes are operating at a loss, and next year is shaping up to be “challenging” too, a report on the aged care sector predicts.
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A recurring theme that has been brought to light in the recent Royal Commission Community Forums around the country, was that a large portion of aged care staff feel as though current conditions do not allow them to do their job properly. Day-after-day, those in attendance heard aged care professionals stand up in front of...
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