Spotlight on the aged care workforce

  As news of a second death at Anglicare’s Newmarch House aged care facility in NSW hit the airwaves late Sunday afternoon, feelings of sympathy – from those who have followed this story closely – were not solely reserved for the friends and families of the deceased. This high-care facility located in the suburb of... Read More

“Supporting seniors to make more informed decisions is undoubtedly the way forward”. In Australia, there are approximately 180,000 seniors calling a retirement village home (Retirement Living, 2013). Residents occupying the villages are on average older than a decade ago with 95 per cent of residents now over the age of 65 years (McCrindle, 2013). The... Read More

By Rodney Lewis, Senior Solicitor, Elderlaw Legal Services There is a good deal of confusion about the rules surrounding and the law applying to restraint. In particular the article by Caroline Egan of 22 May shows that there is confusion right throughout the aged care system. One of the reasons why confusion exists is almost certainly... Read More