Australia’s aged-care system is in a state of a disaster. The aged care royal commission’s final report, released last month, is just the latest in a decades-long string of depressing reports and inquiries exposing horrific abuse, neglect, and systemic failures. ...

Your Side, a support service for older people, and people living with disability or mental health and their carers, recently announced award winning journalist and broadcaster Tracey Spicer AM as its new ambassador. Aged Care Insite spoke with Spicer to ...

We asked a range of people, “Will aged care be way better in 10 years after the huge effort and expense the Royal Commission report is asking of all Australians?” Why won’t anyone say yes? Sure, they like bits of ...

It has been several weeks since the federal government released the final report from the aged care royal commission and, with the government not set to announce its full response until the May budget, the sector has had time to ...

The final report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was released today, and after two years it looks like this could only be the halfway point on the way to transforming the sector. Titled Care, Dignity ...

Alzheimer’s Australia is calling for an additional $500 million in the upcoming budget for dementia care services and research. Australia's aged care system is failing people with dementia. That's the feedback from public consultations held by Alzheimer's Australia around the ...