The government will be forced to slash spending or hike taxes for Australians if it wants to avoid a widening hole in the nation’s balance sheet over the next 40 years, a new report has revealed. Released by Treasurer Jim ...
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Calls for better dementia education after older woman’s death
Better management and training for dementia has been called for following the death of an older woman in a dementia ward. In July of this year, Joan Hobbs died after being beaten to death by a fellow resident with dementia. ...
More »Critical sector to pay for ageing Aussies
Australia’s burgeoning critical minerals sector will be crucial to transition the world to net zero and bolster the country’s coffers and pay for aged care, the NDIS and defence over the next 40 years. The Intergenerational Report, to be released by the ...
More »Our older population will triple in 40 years. But a social insurance model won’t fix the aged care funding crisis
Henry Cutler, Macquarie University Preliminary data from the 2023 Intergenerational Report shows Australia’s population aged 85 and over is set to more than triple over the next 40 years. This will exacerbate existing strains on the aged-care system. The government’s ...
More »Opposition refutes Labor’s 98 per cent claim
An article by The Australian claimed the government’s promise of 24/7 registered nurses remained unfulfilled, despite last week's announcement. Government data revealed the share of homes meeting the 24/7 registered nurse in aged care facilities remained at 81 per cent ...
More »Bigger, older, poorer: Australia’s future to be revealed in new report
Australia might have just recorded a $19 billion surplus, but the Treasurer has warned that the cost of servicing debt and an ageing population is predicted to balloon government spending in the decades to come. The Intergenerational Report, to be ...
More »Female aged care workers still earn less than men
Working women in Australia are still earning hundreds of dollars less per week than men. On average, women earn $252.30 less per week than their male colleagues, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This adds up ...
More »‘Heart of how we connect’: storytelling connects residents and future health workforce
Aged-care facility Bolton Clarke has partnered with Australian universities to launch a new program to inspire the future aged-care workforce through an innovative storytelling program. Storytelling in Health and Aged Care, Research and Education – known as SHARE – uses ...
More »South Australia’s first dementia care village opens
A new dementia care village has opened in South Australia – complete with a shop designed by Coles, a hairdresser, and a cafe. Partnering up with the federal and state government, HammondCare opened the dementia care village in Daw Park, ...
More »‘Older people must be consulted’: Peak advocacy bodies call for public feedback
The federal government has asked for feedback from caregivers, stakeholders, older people, their families, and their carers on the framework of the new Aged Care Act. Last Wednesday, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells posted on X (formerly known as Twitter), ...
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