elder abuse
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Aug- 2024 -15 AugustSpecialty
Older peopleās risk of abuse is rising. Can an ad campaign protectĀ them?
Joseph Ibrahim, La Trobe University Elder abuse is an emerging public health and safety issue for communities of high-income countries.…
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Jul- 2024 -11 JulyIndustry & Reform
Turn up the Volume! National conference to raise voices on elder abuse
Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA) and Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) are joining forces to present the 2024 Australian Elder…
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Jun- 2024 -13 JuneIndustry & Reform
The UN is shining a light on elder abuse
Research into the prevalence of elder abuse has found that as many as one in six older Australians experience some…
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Jun- 2023 -15 JuneTechnology
Older Australians face increasing risk of financial abuse
A leading Australian bank has urged older people to remain vigilant against financial abuse and scams on World Elder Abuse…
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Jun- 2022 -15 JuneIndustry & Reform
‘Unfair, heavy weight’ on staff’s shoulders to reduce sexual assault: podcast
The government must introduce significant reforms to deal with the high rates of sexual assault in residential care homes, experts…
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Dec- 2021 -6 DecemberCOVID-19
Increased risk of abuse due to COVID-19: landmark report
Aged care residents faced an increased risk of abuse, delays in clinical assessments and forced admission into care during COVID-19,…
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Sep- 2021 -13 SeptemberSpecialty
Older women need targeted focus in next violence prevention plan: advocates
Advocates and experts have said that a lack of affordable housing and elder abuse must be spotlighted in the upcoming…
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Aug- 2021 -16 AugustIndustry & Reform
A national model to combat financial abuse needed: experts
The nationās top legal and ageing experts are calling on the commonwealth to enact nationally consistent laws to prevent elder…
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Jan- 2021 -12 JanuaryAged Care Royal Commission
Aged care royal commission releases elder abuse estimates
New research is adding some depth to the picture of elder abuse in Australia, with a royal commission paper estimating…
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Jun- 2020 -16 JuneNews
Elder abuse reporting rules to change with new aged care scheme
Aged care homes will soon be required to report resident on resident abuse where the perpetrator has an assessed cognitive…
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Dec- 2018 -4 DecemberIndustry & Reform
Calling it out: the role of the whistleblower in aged care
Blowing the whistle or 'dobbing in' a manager or work colleague for illegal or unethical behaviour might seem at odds…
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Jun- 2018 -15 JuneIndustry & Reform
Elder abuse alliance to work to end “scourge on society”
Quelling elder abuse will be the charge of a national alliance, officially launched yesterday by Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, at…
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Jun- 2013 -18 JuneNews
Elder abuse āprevalentā
Coinciding with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the National Ageing Research Institute has called for elder abuse to be placed…
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Jul- 2012 -31 July
International news in brief
Parental consent for HPV vaccine should not be waived: US poll Most Americans support laws that allow teens to get…