Video: The importance of nutrition for seniors

After the dark period aged care has been through, having five caring young soldiers spend a week helping out was a life-changing experience at Dorothy Impey Home. “It was just so beautiful. They made our life worth living,” said the home’s manager. Read More

A 98-year-old man was assessed as needing a level four home care package, but was told the waiting list was four years. When he died less than two years later, he was still waiting to receive the level of care he was assessed as needing. His daughter is set to appear on SBS’s Insight to talk about the challenges they faced finding care for her father. Read More

There have been more debates and demands for cameras to be installed in aged care homes around Australia after a recent inquiry into elder abuse. The cameras would serve the purpose of protecting the growing population of Australia’s vulnerable elderly. Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) has told a Senate inquiry into aged care abuse that camera... Read More