Interview with the Minister of Aged Care, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP

Vicki Cain dreamed of being a nurse from the age of four. She would often accompany her grandfather, the local surgeon in Ballina, on his rounds, and it was from that point she decided working in aged care as a nurse was the career for her. So, after leaving school at 16, Ms Cain got... Read More

Two men have been charged with manslaughter after leaving their 73-year-old mother to suffer such extreme neglect that she eventually died. Brothers Phillip and David Thompson faced court today over the death of their mother, Shirley, last year. The court heard the men called an ambulance in August last year after finding their mother lying... 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