More than 3 million Australians over 65 to pay more for private health
More than 3 million Australians aged over 65 will have to pay hundreds of dollars more for their…
Australia on the verge of an aged care AI boom but experts warn of high risks
Artificial intelligence-enabled robot companions, personal behaviour monitors and pain management apps could soon be used more widely within…
Canberra paraplegic woman stranded in hospital for 19 months due to aged care bed block
Mary Wansey has spent 19 bleak months stranded in a Canberra hospital room while she waits for a…
New aged care algorithm under fire as 800 apply for review
A new algorithm for determining how much aged care support people can receive to remain living at home…
Rising insurance costs risk turning Australian retirements into a ‘prison’
The promise of Australian retirements is often sold to look something like Carolyn Smith’s. A sea change to…
Maggie Beer brings aged care nutrition project to outback renal health hub
Australian culinary icon Maggie Beer is in Alice Springs training workers at an Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation that…
Pharmacists call for medicine review program to be expanded
When fire brigade officer Colin O’Rourke left hospital after a heart procedure, he ended up on 32 different…
Pyramid Hill residents rally to reopen aged care home closed five years ago
When Pyramid Hill’s only nursing home shut down in 2019, John and Jeanette Carroll and their elderly neighbours…
3,100 aged care patients stranded in hospitals as states again press Commonwealth for action
The states and territories have mobilised to reignite another health battle with the Commonwealth over thousands of stranded…
More than 90 patients stuck in Tasmanian hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS support
More than 90 Tasmanians are unable to leave hospitals across the state because they cannot access aged care…
Older people risk losing some at-home services despite ‘no worse off’ promise
Advocates are warning older Australians accessing government-funded help at home risk having to cut back on their services…
Aged care workers warn of worsening mental health crisis
A senior manager working in Australia’s fractured aged care sector has spoken out about the ongoing problems still…