Homelessness and dementia will be the focus of a series of free seminars hosted by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, in partnership with Homelessness NSW. The seminars will be on Wednesday, May 27, in Sydney and on Thursday, May 28, in Wollongong, with ...

The aged-care sector will probably benefit from a raft of measures announced in last night’s federal Budget but it has not completely avoided Treasurer Joe Hockey’s quest for savings, and industry experts are warning of threats to service quality. Amongst the many ...

Alzheimer’s Australia NSW has alerted the public to the signs that someone with dementia is being financially abused. Alzheimer’s Australia NSW chief executive John Watkins said whilst it’s hard to know the identifiers of financial abuse, there are some signs it might be ...

There has been a high level of political involvement regarding dementia amongst G7 countries since the group launched its initiative on the disease but there is still more to be done. That was one of the key messages from the executive ...

Australia’s Baby Boomers are fuelling an ageing-well revolution set to reshape how over-50s live in the 21st century; policy has a job to keep up. By Murray Gillin and Lois Hazelton Patricia Edgar, writing in The Age, recently stated in ...

Projections that aged-care costs will overwhelm the country by 2050 fail to recognise the wealth accumulated through Australia’s ageing population. By Michael Fine Despite all the hand wringing and finger pointing associated with the Intergenerational Report (IGR), there is no ...

Community and professional health groups have warned that despite the axing of the proposed GP co-payment, the remaining freeze on MBS rebates will still have a negative effect on primary healthcare. In announcing the government’s decision to abandon the policy under which adults without ...

Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has flagged big changes to the government’s proposed GP co-payment plan after consultation with health professionals on the issue. Health Minister Sussan Ley has been consulting with doctors and health groups over plans for a $5 ...