Carer daughter calls for disability funding rethink to buy all-terrain-vehicle for dad on rural property
Atlanta Baker has painful memories of the last time she took her dad to a public park; his paranoia spiked and he scratched his arms…
Aged care and disability support provider sacks 340 BlueCare employees amid cost-of-living crisis
One of Queensland's biggest non-government employers has sacked hundreds of workers amid the cost-of-living crisis.Health service provider UnitingCare will lose about 340 employees.The ABC understands most…
Prime minister says no plan to touch aged care asset test for family home
In short: The government says it has no plans to touch the family home in any rejig of the Aged Care asset testThe means test…
Aged care residents in Millicent enjoy visits from rare birds, snakes and a saltwater crocodile
Aged care residents in the small country community of Millicent are expecting some visitors.As wildlife handler Louise McKay sets up in the common room at…
Man, 80, charged with sexual assault of woman, 87, at Sydney aged care released from custody
An elderly man has been released from custody after he was charged over the alleged sexual assault of an 87-year-old woman with dementia at an…
Woman charged with arson after allegedly lighting string of bushfires in WA town of Collie
A 30-year-old woman has been charged with lighting a series of fires in bushland throughout in the small West Australian town of Collie.One blaze earlier this…
Ageism and ‘youth obsession’ contribute to grief in ageing Australians. How can that change?
In her late 60s, Adelaide-based novelist Carol Lefevre had the distinct sense she was at the threshold of unchartered territory."[I saw] turning 70 as a…
Meet the miniature donkeys helping regional nursing home residents overcome isolation, loneliness
Jean Arnold has always wanted donkeys, but for a reason you may not expect."They're very sociable and very level-headed, and they think things out before…
Elderly residents share their life stories with teenagers in memoirs project, benefiting the young and old
High school students have helped Lorna Howes document 93 years of achievements and memories into something her family can treasure for generations.Flicking through her specially…
Woman in her 90s dies in hospital following alleged sexual assault in Bateau Bay nursing home
An elderly woman has died in hospital after allegedly being sexually assaulted in a nursing home on the New South Wales Central Coast almost two…
Elderly risking health to stay with pets, due to most aged care facilities banning animals, advocates say
In short: There are concerns older people are risking their health to stay with pets, as most aged care homes do not allow themWhat's next? Efforts…
Intergenerational report projects government spending will rise to $140 billion, 5.6 per cent of GDP
Health, aged care, NDIS, defence and interest payments on debt will account for half of Commonwealth spending in 40 years' time, according to an excerpt…
Clare Nowland, 95-year-old woman allegedly tasered at Cooma nursing home, dies
An elderly great-grandmother allegedly tasered by police during an incident at a Cooma nursing home last week has died, NSW Police have confirmed. Clare Nowland, 95, was…
Pingelly aged care model seen as the answer to keep patients in their own homes and communities
A new aged care concept being driven by locals in the town of Pingelly, 150km south-east of Perth, is enabling elderly residents to stay in their own homes…
Government’s deadline to staff aged care facilities with registered nurses 24/7 will not be met, minister concedes
The government will fail to meet its commitment to staff aged care homes with registered nurses at all times by mid-year, the responsible minister has…
Lack of rural aged care forcing elderly to move away from families
Pat Powell has lived on Tasmania's west coast her entire life. "They say we're unique and once you're a west-coaster, that's where you want to be,…