From banking to private health, tertiary education, utilities, telecommunications and superannuation, over the last few decades Australia has seen the deregulation of whole sectors. Through these major changes, we have seen consolidation and a state of flux as sector participants ...

What does increased choice mean if you have to wait more than 12 months before you get the care you urgently need today? As first reported in Aged Care Insite on December 8, the government’s most recent report on the ...

Research estimates that more than 110,000 Australians may be living with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by reduced control of fine motor skills, tremors, slowness of movements, impaired mobility, swallowing issues and impaired speech. As a result, staying nourished ...

I do the grocery shopping in our family. It’s not easy: sometimes I can be found, all alone, in a supermarket aisle confronted by the sheer choice in front of me. For example, take tofu (for my daughter). Which tofu? ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maintaining health and wellbeing among the elderly is complex. Yet some aged care facilities, both here and overseas, are choosing to house ex-athletes in a bid to improve residents’ quality of life. In fact, it’s a growing trend. Why is ...

In 2013, the Productivity Commission’s findings indicated that there were an existing 1.3 million aged care users in Australia, and that this number would likely increase to 3.5 million by 2050. With this predicted growth in mind, it is now ...