Desperate bid to fix ‘silver tsunami’ of empty homes
Australia’s ‘silver tsunami’ is raising unprecedented challenges as baby boomers refuse to leave empty homes they can’t look after, prompting a push that could save taxpayers $100m a year.
Aged Care
Food horrors revealed in aged care report
A new report into aged care has revealed a slew of complaints ranging from pain medication issues to inedible food. See the full details.
Young teacher’s legacy continues to educate
A Melbourne schoolteacher who died of a rare cancer has left a legacy that will help students with cancer continue their education.
‘Crisis to crisis’: How St Basil’s Covid response unfolded
Staff at St Basil’s aged care home, where 50 elderly residents died of Covid, have admitted they went “from crisis to crisis” at the height of the outbreak.
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$1.4b aged care budget shortfall revealed
Despite record funding, tens of thousands of elderly Australians are still at risk of not receiving the care they desperately need.
O’Dowd and PM targeted in union aged care funding campaign
The Health Services Union is calling for more aged care funding and better wages for workers in the sector.
Aged care homes must have ‘rating system’
Aged care homes should be ranked by a ratings system to help families choose the best option, says Labor leader Anthony Albanese.
‘Join the queue’: Vaccine snag leaves aged care staff exposed
Despite promises to deliver vaccines in the workplace to tens of thousands of critical aged care staff, they’ve now been told to join the queue.
Stripping tradie could plunge Gold Coast into lockdown
The Gold Coast is holding its breath after a local COVID-positive tradie – who moonlighted as a stripper at a superspreader hen’s party – visited 11 potential exposure sites across the city including surf titles and an aged care home.
Aged care residents to enjoy new modified bikes
The bikes can take passengers of all ages and mobility levels on rides throughout Rockhampton City and surrounds.
Nearly 800 in CQ left waiting for aged care at home
Close to 600 were deemed to need the two highest levels of care offered.
Rocky researchers publish largest COVID-19 aged care study
It identified 49 studies from 14 countries across four continents, sorting through data on 214,380 residents in 8502 care homes.
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