Video: The importance of nutrition for seniors

Some older Australians have been waiting hundreds of days in hospital for an aged care placement. As the numbers continue to climb, state health ministers are putting pressure on Labor to address the shortage of aged care beds and the enormous cost being pushed onto public hospitals Read More

The Victorian state government says only the elderly, the ill, and children will be able to receive the flu vaccination, amid a shortage of vaccine doses following unprecedented demand. “Until we can get the assurance form the Commonwealth Government there’s flu vaccine available for all… we’re rationing our flu vaccines for the most vulnerable groups,”... Read More

When Peter James McBride, 86, was admitted to Port Pirie Hospital in 2015, staff failed to properly care for his bedsores, which ultimately lead to his death from organ failure, according to a Coroner’s report. It’s every family’s worst nightmare: that their frail and elderly loved one experiences pain and great suffering at the end... Read More