"This system punishes frailty." In a powerful opinion piece, Peter Wilcocks, a self-funded retiree, explains how the new aged care reforms will strip dignity and savings from older Australians who simply want to live at home.
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Vulnerable residents rely on aged care staff for protection. Here’s how aged care leaders can screen out individuals with psychopathic or harmful tendencies before they step into a care home.
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Fraud concerns in a community care training provider have led to over 3500 qualifications being revoked, impacting aged care and disability sectors.
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Opportunity to ask questions to medical staff, and understanding post-discharge medical care, found to be critical and empowering for seniors and caregivers in the transition from hospital to home.
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Is this regulatory overreach? A doctor’s decade-old social media posts have ended his career, sparking fears that regulated professionals could face similar fates for sharing unpopular views outside the workplace.
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Around 12% of teens are quietly caring for a loved one — often without support, recognition or protection. New research shows the long-term toll on their mental health, education and future can be devastating.
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#WisdomWednesday
Wisdom Wednesday is about celebrating the experience and wisdom of our elders across the globe through storytelling. It's through these stories that we attempt to elevate their often unspoken worth and value of age unwittingly lost to peers and future generations.
Do you have an elders story to share or are you an elder yourself that would like to be interviewed? Help us celebrate the lives of older Australians through Wisdom Wednesday, a weekly segment posted every Wednesday.
Our older generation are by definition the most experienced members of our community, but as they age and transition into more passive, physically constrained roles in society, their importance often dwindles, particularly so as they enter long-term care.
