A new study has found that only 11 per cent of Japanese aged-care residents are prescribed regular painkiller medications, compared to Australia's 74 per cent. Furthermore, the use of opioid painkiller medications was found to be 30 times higher in ...
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Health insurance premiums to rise by three per cent
Almost 15 million Australians covered by private health insurance will be paying more for their premiums, which are set to rise by more than three per cent on average – the largest increase in five years. On Tuesday, the Albanese ...
More »IWD: 101-year-old Mavis Kohler reflects on a century of women’s rights
When Mavis Kohler was born in 1923, women were not allowed to drink in public bars, stand for federal elections, or to work in public service jobs after they were married. Society has, however, come a long way since then, ...
More »New analysis shows early pandemic super scheme will leave taxpayers $85 billion worse off
Millions of Australians who withdrew their super savings during Covid-19 will be left dramatically worse off in their retirement, with taxpayers potentially facing a $85bn bill over the next 60 years to support poorer retirees. The Morrison-era early release of ...
More »New tool shows aged cares’ spending
The Albanese Government has released a new online tool to show aged care homes financial transparency. Dollars to Care will hold providers accountable for how they utilise taxpayer funds for resident care, food, wages, and services. The initiative is hosted ...
More »Parts of ACT’s voluntary assisted dying bill to be rewritten
Australian Capital Territory officials have been tasked to rewrite parts of the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill after an inquiry found phrases to be "vague". A parliamentary inquiry last week found that a person's "last stages of life" and "advanced" ...
More »Aged care sector failing to find nurses
New figures from the Department of Health and Aged Care found that residential aged care is facing a gap of 5,918 nurses by 2024-25 – an improvement of only 44 from government forecasts during the December quarter. The Australian has ...
More »Financial elder abuse exacerbated by unaffordable housing market, study finds
A new study has suggested parents helping their adult children to buy a house will not protect them from financial abuse as they age. Housing prices, paired with the cost-of-living crisis, has driven many Australian young people to borrow money ...
More »New WA aged care an example of ‘living in the home’ recommendations
A new residential aged care opened in southern Western Australia, basing its practices and homes on community. MercyCare has opened a new facility in Maddington, south-east of Perth, which has six houses each housing 18 residents. The 108-bed community is ...
More »Council-run in-home aged care services axed in Vic
A Victorian council has decided to axe the in-home aged care services it provides to residents. In a council meeting last Wednesday, the City of Port Phillip, in Melbourne, voted to end its in-home aged care services. Around 650 residents ...
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