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 ...
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New research reveals alarming delay in senior dental care
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 ...
More »Aged care workers pay hike ‘not inflationary’
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 ...
More »‘Wage justice’: Big pay rise for aged care workers
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 ...
More »“No easy options”: Whiddon chief responds to taskforce report
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 ...
More »Why does aged care’s love affair with institutionalising people persist? – Opinion
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 ...
More »Aged Care Taskforce recommends wealth-based funding
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 ...
More »Resident dies in fire at retirement community
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 ...
More »New study to make aged care better for LGBTQ+
A new study will investigate how Australia's aged care sector can enhance service delivery to cover a wider demographic of gender and sexual diversity. Led by Southern Cross University professor Mark Hughes, the research project is set to break "new ...
More »Family of Clare Nowland settles lawsuit against state
The family of a 95-year-old woman, who died after she fell when a police officer allegedly tasered her in an aged care facility, has settled its lawsuit against the state government “on confidential terms”. She died in hospital on May ...
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