Australia has an ageing population, and with that come a growing number of older people being admitted to hospital. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, approximately 41% of all hospital admissions were for people over 65. Many of these people are elderly, frail and may have other medical conditions, such as dementia....
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The aged care home at the heart of Queensland’s largest COVID-19 outbreak has been accused of neglect after a resident who suffered from anxiety and depression fell from a second-storey balcony.
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According to aged care advocates, elderly people living in aged care are excluded from Medicare-funded psychological treatments which are available to the wider community. It appears that aged care residents have slipped through the cracks because of a loophole Medicare’s rules. GP mental health treatment plans and associated psychological therapies are provided to Australians under...
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