Home is where the heart is, and older Australians want to stay there. But the reality they increasingly face is the question of ‘how’? Our country is getting older, faster, and within the next 20 years the demographic aged 65 ...

Di Winkler, La Trobe University Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s. It isn’t living, it is existing. You are told what to do […] when to ...

Research into the prevalence of elder abuse has found that as many as one in six older Australians experience some form of it. The Australian Institute of Family Studies research concluded that experience of elder abuse is associated with a ...

Hal Swerissen, La Trobe University Waiting lists for older people who need home care have blown out again. Twice as many people are now waiting for a Commonwealth Home Care Package as last year. Home care packages help older people ...

The Department of Health and Aged Care's Pulse Survey will open on Monday and run until June 14 after hearing concerns that aged care workers aren't aware of industry changes and reforms. The twice-yearly survey is open to all aged ...

Leaked documents suggest aged care reforms that were to start in July have been delayed for a year. The aged care sector faces further delays in implementing crucial changes recommended by the Royal Commission after internal communications leaked from the ...

Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Eugenia Tsihlis, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support. Taxpayers contributed A$28 billion to the various programs in 2022-23. ...

The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled along the way or are in progress. Following waves of the Covid-19 outbreaks and a confronting royal commission, the aged ...

Older Australians and those close to them want human rights to be the top priority in the upcoming Aged Care Act, according to a new submission. Thirteen organisations released the findings of their joint inquiry into the Foundation of the ...

Residential aged care homes have been required to report their care minutes to the Department of Health and Aged Care since October 1, equalling a sector-wide average of 200 minutes per day per resident, including 40 minutes spent with a ...