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  The ABC’s hit television series ‘Old people’s home for four year olds’, is a reminder that older people are survivors, they are resilient and have amazing stories to tell, but they also want to be cherished – just like everyone else – and they have a great capacity for fun. HelloCare spoke to the... Read More

Getting aged care right is difficult. It involves staff training, qualifications and ratios, the entry of for-profit providers and ensuring access in regional areas – many of the issues highlighted in this year’s two-part Four Corners special. A key challenge, from which must of the rest will flow, is increased funding. Medicare – an Australian success story – provides one model. Even the Medicare... Read More

It takes a special type of person to want to work in the aged care industry. Being responsible for the welfare of another human being is one thing, but being entrusted with the wellbeing of someone else’s loved one at the most vulnerable point in their life is something else all together. As is the... Read More