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Janice and Bernie Fitzpatrick on a fundraising ride on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, in 2015.

Bernie waited months in hospital for a bed in aged care. It never came

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says the federal government should build more aged care beds or start paying the states to care for residents stuck in hospital.

  • Angus Thomson

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Aged care residents could be expected to pay more for their everyday expenses under a new model.

Taskforce recommendations could shake up how we pay for aged care

While the report ruled out a general levy to pay for aged care, it offered many other suggestions which could shake up the sector.

  • Rachel Lane
Prioritise your health this winter.

Here’s to a healthy winter 2023

Nobody wants a season plagued with sniffles and fevers, so put yourself on the health front foot with these six steps to a winter of wellbeing.

  • Kimberly Gillan

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