Fun Day at the Footy for Freedom Residents

Disability housing in Australia is poor quality, expensive, and becoming more costly each year and government is continually failing ourt most vulnerable people. Read More

When the house next door came up for sale at a regional aged care facility, management bought it and set it up like a ‘regular’ home so residents living with dementia could visit – and take part in cooking, cleaning and gardening. The residents are much happier since they have been enabled to continue taking part in simple household tasks, said the home’s dementia and wellbeing consultant. Read More

A recent comment posted on the Aged Care Advocacy Facebook Group raised an important question about family members gaining access to an aged care resident’s doctor’s contact details. The question posed was: “Is the daughter of an aged care resident allowed to ask the aged care facility for their mother’s doctor’s contact details? Is the... Read More