A new study has found people who stop work earlier are more likely to experience all the benefits of retirement. With the retirement age increasing to 67 last year, the study found that this could be more damaging to people's ...

The issue with the Aged Care Taskforce's recommendations isn't solely the proposed increased payments for residential care. It's about what value we'll receive for the additional investment, potentially up to $50k per year or more if we opt for additional ...

Tanya Davison, Swinburne University of Technology and Sunil Bhar, Swinburne University of Technology While many people maintain positive emotional wellbeing as they age, around half of older Australians living in residential aged care have significant levels of depression. Symptoms such ...

Renewed calls for a dental benefits scheme have been made after new research found seniors delayed or completely putting off going to the dentist due to costs. Research released by the Council of the Ageing (COTA) Australia has found that ...

Claims that a pay boost for some 350,000 aged care workers could fuel inflationary pressures have been dismissed by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells. On Friday, the Fair Work Commission awarded increases of up to 13.5 per cent on top of 15 per cent granted last ...

Aged care workers have secured a “historic” pay rise – some getting up to a 28.5 per cent increase – in what has been called a “life-changing” improvement for one of Australia’s most undervalued work forces. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) delivered ...

Last week, the long-awaited Aged Care Taskforce report was released, with recommendations including a wealth-based funding approach to ensure financial longevity in the sector. A total of $23.6bn was spent on aged care in 2020-21, which increased to $24.8bn in ...

Mental health, disability, homelessness, First Nation people, kids at risk, infectious diseases; all thse sectors have turned their backs on institutional care. The harm was too high, the safety too low. So why has aged care remained steadfast in its ...

The aged care taskforce has rejected the idea of a levy to cover the sector's costs and has recommended older Australians accessing care should pay more based on their personal wealth. The federal government established a taskforce last year to ...

An 83-year-old man is believed to have died in a fire at a retirement community in Burpengary, north of Brisbane, on Monday night. Police said two residents from the same village tried to rescue him. "They've bravely smashed windows and ...