Australia's Age Discrimination Commissioner Dr Kay Patterson AO will retire after a seven-year term in the position. Since stepping into the role in 2016, Dr Patterson has championed stronger laws against elder abuse including her ongoing advocacy to harmonise power ...
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Bolton Clarke announces new Bundoora retirement village
Aged care provider Bolton Clarke officially launched its second retirement and aged care community in Melbourne last week. The planned retirement village, ‘Callisto Place’, will feature 90 one, two- and three-bedroom apartments in the Bundoora suburb. Next to Callisto place, ...
More »The modern elder customer journey – opinion
It's standard fare for profitable businesses to know a lot about their customer's journey. And the pain points on the journey. Then make sure their products and services address the pain points, becoming value their customers can't do without. So, ...
More »Why our need to learn peaks again in retirement: opinion
When Rita told me she was growing old I thought she meant wearing out. Turns out she meantgrowing more curious, wanting new ways to learn and impart. With a bit of prodding, she finally told me that she thought she ...
More »One in three older Australians hesitant about retirement: podcast
Australians over 55 are feeling insecure about their financial future and might hold off planning their retirement, a new report has found. Aged Care Insite spoke with Lead Researcher Dr Braam Lowies and Professor Kurt Lushington from the University of ...
More »Get busy living or get busy dying: opinion
Why are so many aged care professionals pushing for older people to have a “good death”? But nota good life? What is this fascination with dying well after 3 years of living poorly as a frail olderperson, now well exposed ...
More »Golden goal
Employees are getting older and living longer, making retirement strategies more important than ever. An ageing workforce, changes to the age pension and longer retirement mean older workers need to plan ahead, experts say. Such news affects an increasingly larger ...
More »Half of nurses to quit within 10 years: survey
One third of nurses cite low pay, high workload and unclear career progression as the reason they plan to quit. Overwhelming workloads are causing dissatisfaction among Australian nurses, with more than half set to leave the profession in the next ...
More »Aged care needs 2020 vision: Salt
The retirement of the baby boomer generation will significantly alter how and where aged care services are delivered in the future, Bernard Salt has told the ACSA conference. Australia needs to increase skilled migration to prevent a crisis in aged ...
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