Ever heard of the boiling frog? The idea is that if you put a frog into boiling water it will jump out, but heat it up slowly and it will be boiled to death, not sensing the danger. This idea ...
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Senior’s gap year could be key to a more fulfilling life: Wyatt
Minister proposes that older workers take a year off to rejuvenate and consider how they will transition into retirement. We are living longer than at any point in human history. This is leaving many nations, such as our own, with an ageing population. This ...
More »Breaches of enduring powers of attorney: the need for a national register
It is time for a national POA register to protect older Australians from economic crime. Enduring powers of attorney (POA) allow mentally capable adults (the principals) to authorise one or more persons (their attorneys) to do anything on their behalf ...
More »Be careful what you wish for this Christmas
What can we learn from overseas experience with care markets? For those interested in developing Australian aged care into what the Aged Care Roadmap has termed “a consumer-driven market-based system”, it is time to look to the US. This market has ...
More »How to create better aged care communities
ClarkeHopkinsClarke is advocating for the development of hybrid facilities that integrate aged care accommodation with retirement living units. Ageing is increasingly being viewed positively in our society. Life expectancy is trending in a steady upward direction, and the gap between ...
More »Why we need new treatments to beat Alzheimer’s
Of all the diseases affecting the brain, Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most challenging. We are not much further along in our understanding of the cause and progression of the disease than we were 100 years ago when it ...
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