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The standards of nursing homes in Australia have been in the public eye since the Oakden Aged Mental Health Care Service in Adelaide became embroiled in an elder abuse and neglect scandal, sparking reviews, inquiries and investigations across the sector. This was the most prominent of a series of incidents of abuse and negligence that... Read More

Move over firefighters and cute fluffy puppies. A bunch of brave ladies from a Central Coast nursing home have bared all for a calendar fundraiser. Following in the footsteps of actors Helen Mirren and Julie Walters (stars of the film Calendar Girls), the 18 female residents of Uniting Starrett Lodge in Hamlyn Terrace, aged between 78 and... Read More

Regular readers of HelloCare Magazine will know that – as a longtime pro-ageing activist keen to destigmatise the word “old” – I have a big problem with phrases like “young at heart” and “70 years young”. And I’ve written critiquing both of these phrases, variously, in previous articles. So you can imagine that I was... Read More