Consumers Elder Abuse Government Recent data shows over 500 sexual assaults in aged care in three months A recently released report from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has found that 530 sexual assaults...
Consumers Finance Health and Wellbeing Homeownership key to feeling financially secure in retirement A recent survey from National Seniors Australia has found that older Australians feel most financially secure in...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Prime Minister announces new Cabinet, including aged care ministers Last night, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Mark Butler as the new Minister for Health and Aged Care, filling...
Consumers Advice Allied Health Raising awareness about your right to palliative care This week, 22 – 28 May 2022, is National Palliative Care Week, which aims to put a spotlight on the importance of...
Consumers Industry Advice Aged care discussion was animated and fiery during second leaders debate Last night’s second leadership debate saw current Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Two out of three at-risk Australians are ignoring important heart check-ups For Heart Week 2022, the Heart Foundation is encouraging Australians between 45 and 74 years of age to not avoid their...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Less than one percent of rentals in Australia are affordable to an Age Pensioner The newly released Rental Affordability Snapshot National Report April 2022 from Anglicare Australia, peak social...
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Individualised care vital for diverse lives of older Australians SPONSORED STORY – While the number of people using home care services in Australia has tripled over the last three...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Centenarian looks back on time living through World War II Centenarian Eric Tweedale, resident at Peninsula Villages in New South Wales, reminisces on his life during World War II...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care a hot topic during the first Election Leadership Debate The first Leadership Debate of the Federal Election campaign was held last night and hard-hitting questions were asked...
Consumers Advice Finance New study finds one in three retirees want to or have re-entered the workforce National Seniors Australia, peak body for older Australians, has released research that found 20 percent of pensioners...
Consumers Advice Caring & Carers Parkinson’s awareness front and centre this April Thirty-seven Australians receive a Parkinson’s diagnosis every day. On World Parkinson’s Day, 11 April, and...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Pandemic has worsened the mental health of carers A recent survey from Carers Victoria has found that over 75 percent of carers in Victoria are experiencing increased...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Opposition Budget reply promises to fix the “crisis in aged care” The Labor Party has released its reply to the Federal Budget, pledging an extra $2.5 billion to the aged care sector and...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers No funding or workers to implement recent amendments to Aged Care Reform Bill Late on Wednesday night, amendments were made to the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care workers biggest losers in Federal Budget The 2022/23 Federal Budget has not delivered for aged care workers and has left many organisations and groups...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector looking for more funding and reform in soon-to-be-released Federal Budget The 2022/23 Federal Budget will be dropping tonight with the aged care sector and organisations eagerly awaiting to see...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Start arranging your advance care plan during National Advance Care Planning Week During National Advance Care Planning Week, from 21 – 27 March, the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and...
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Half of older Victorians don’t trust they will receive quality care in nursing homes The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has released a report that found many older Victorians do not have much...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness One year on from the Aged Care Royal Commission’s Final Report It has been a full year since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety handed down its Final Report into...
Consumers Advice Health and Wellbeing New service guides seniors through aged care minefield SPONSORED STORY – A Gold Coast aged care community has kicked off the year with a unique program designed to...