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“I want to begin this hearing with a basic proposition. People living in rural, regional and remote communities of Australia ought to have the same levels of access to aged care as people living in metropolitan areas, and the aged ...

The royal commission’s interim report, titled simply Neglect, paints a grim picture of a sector devoid of caring and emotion and concerned only with the idea of itself as an “industry” that has “consumers” whose value is “defined by the ...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its interim report yesterday and although it did not make any recommendations – it is saving those for the final report due next year – it laid down the gauntlet ...

“I sadly haven’t been surprised by the revelations of the royal commission. I know this is going to sound a bit weird, but it’s been a bit of a relief for me that, finally, it’s getting the attention that it ...

Acting as the primary carer for a family member can lead to poor health and lower quality of life for up to a year after the loved one has passed away. New research by Curtin University found that, compared to non-carers, ...

New software could predict the failing health of aged care residents and reduce presentations at hospital emergency departments. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there are approximately 270,559 people aged 65 and over in aged care, and ...

A new study has found that former professional footballers are 3.5 times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. The University of Glasgow FIELD research is the largest study of the incidence of neurodegenerative disease in any ...

Olivier Piguet knew something was wrong with his cousin Jacques. During a phone conversation, Olivier’s mother mentioned that Jacques, then a successful and well-liked optometrist in his local Swiss town, was acting peculiar. Suddenly rude to customers and falling out ...