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Must Read Support at Home: Intentions undermined by complex reality, residents survey finds

“People need help now, not in 12 months.” A new survey has captured the frustrations of older Australians waiting for Support at Home services, with residents calling for a simpler system that delivers care when it is needed. Read more

“Unreasonable”: Ombudsman slams Labor’s aged care algorithm

By Jakob Neeland

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has found Labor’s aged care algorithm “unreasonable”. It can’t be overridden, even when clinicians agree it’s wrong. Within hours, the ministers blamed the system they “inherited,” despite the fact they created the IAT tool and continue to defend it. Read More

Governments have turned care into a commodity. It’s failing us all

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Most Australians will rely on the care system at some point, yet royal commissions and child care scandals keep exposing poor and even harmful care. Experts argue the problem runs deeper than bad operators. It’s the market model governments built, which treats care as a commodity rather than a public good. Read More

Families told about aged care incidents, but not always shown the report

By HelloCare Editorial Team

The reformed Serious Incident Response Scheme strengthens the rules on neglect, psychological harm and open disclosure. One thing it doesn’t guarantee is family access to the written incident report. Read More

The government wants trusts to pay a minimum 30% tax. What’s behind the changes?

By HelloCare Editorial Team

Discretionary trusts are about to face a minimum 30% tax. The government says it’s about fairness between income from assets and income from work. Critics say the devil is in the detail. Here’s what’s changing and who it affects. Read More

#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. 

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