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‘A knife fight for staff’: Nurse shortage threatens aged care fix
There could be a shortage of 13,000 nurses in the aged care sector by 2030. The national nursing federation says the industry has to do more to attract and retain nurses.
- by David Crowe
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Baby Boomers face aged care bed shortages as funding crisis worsens
The shortage could leave the sector without 21,200 beds as operators warn of financial pressures that will force them to close more homes than they build.
- by David Crowe
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Vigilance must be maintained in aged care sector
The nation was horrified by the state of the aged care sector before the royal commission. We can never be complacent about the quality of care.
- by The Herald's View
Does the solution to the aged care crisis lie with Australia’s beekeepers?
Australia’s population aged 85 and older will more than double over the next two decades. Is a crisis inevitable?
- by Mary Ward
Wealthy Boomers should use super for aged care: taskforce
A government-appointed taskforce says a special aged care levy would not be fair to future generations when older Australians are retiring with growing levels of wealth.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Award-winning poet Sarah Holland-Batt on fixing the system that failed her dad
The author also explains why paying attention is important for her craft.
- by Benjamin Law
Ada was sexually assaulted at 83 years old in a Perth aged care home. And no one believed her
Ada Brown’s family, who were powerless to prevent her ordeal, say we must no longer overlook the sexual abuse of vulnerable older Australians.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Aged care reforms will require 25,000 new workers over two years: internal documents
The government identified initiatives that were likely to close that gap, such as migration and pay rises, but they amounted to only 6100 new workers.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
The Missy Higgins song that still makes fans ‘have a good cry’
Watching her grandmother battle dementia helped the musician write a song that has made fans emotional for more than 10 years. Now she’s encouraging others to “share a song”.
- by Angus Thomson
Aged care residents to be forced out of westside facility
An aged care provider at Graceville, which includes the 1888 heritage-listed Verney House, has decided it will close by mid-2023 - meaning more than 50 residents will be offered new aged care accommodation.
- by Tony Moore
Big contracts, little staff amid ‘Uberisation’ of in-home aged care
Private providers are taking over from some Victorian councils to provide in-home aged care despite lacking the staff to service all the additional clients.
- by Cara Waters
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