Aged care
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Getting aged care advice? Ask these five questions first
When it comes to aged care, the decisions you make can have significant financial and emotional consequences.
- Rachel Lane
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- Opinion
The one move that could boost your pension
How you choose to pay for aged care matters. The wrong decisions can come at a high price, financially and emotionally.
- Rachel Lane
- Opinion
- Opinion
Aged care reform delays could save you thousands – if you act soon
The Albanese government has delayed its aged care reform until November, which is good news for seniors.
- Rachel Lane
Abbotsford Convent fights plan to ‘wall off’ iconic spire with retirement village
Custodians of the historic site fear a proposed four-storey building would be “excessive and imposing” and clash with the convent’s public-spirited ethos.
- Rachael Dexter
Why talking to a 90-year-old should be part of every school’s curriculum
Twice a week, pupils from Glenwood Public School walk over to a nearby nursing home to visit their “grand buddies”.
- Emily Kowal
Labor delays start date for aged care changes, costing budget $1 billion
The delay will add to a growing backlog of reforms for Labor, which is also yet to ink a five-year hospital funding deal and new disability system with the states.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Opinion
Aged care costs are soaring but you can still do it on a budget. Here’s how
Not everyone moving into aged care has a house they can sell, or superannuation to draw down, so here’s how to manage it on a budget.
- Rachel Lane
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- Workplace
Penny’s commute is 90 minutes each way. No wonder workers like her are quitting
Most of Sydney’s care workers live in the city’s west, but demand is highest in the east. That mismatch is taking a growing toll.
- Matt Wade
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Think this election’s ageing voter problem was bad? It’s only going to get worse
There’s been a variety of reasons offered for why the number of informal votes among ageing Australians has almost tripled, but each one fails as an explanation.
- Shane Wright
Eight people died in aged care ‘resident on resident’ aggression. A move is under way to protect others
A coroner is investigating a cluster of deaths of aged care residents to determine what more can be done to protect those suffering from dementia and mental health issues.
- Grant McArthur
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