Video: The importance of nutrition for seniors

An 84-year old nursing home resident has avoided jail after pleading guilty to a vicious knife attack on a fellow resident that occurred on June 29, 2015. Guy Joseph Wohrnitz was initially charged with attempted murder after a violent incident that resulted in 76-year-old Allen Esther needing 17 stitches to his nose and cheeks and... 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

Imagine life without a private phone. Having to make personal phone calls to family and friends, your bank or to report abuse or ill treatment, all in a public space on a public phone. Imagine having to rely on that public phone during coronavirus lockdowns as the only way to connect with outside family and friends. That is how it is for many of those living in aged care in Australia. Read More