Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, has announced a public consultation on a draft Charter of Aged Care Rights, which both the person entering care and provider will be expected to sign. However, there are a significant number of…
Just the other day a friend drew my attention to the comment below. It is dated January 2018 and is a response to an article in Australian Ageing Agenda (written in November 2015) re one of the many reviews into aged care. It refers to the need for higher…
People are usually stunned to learn that there are no set staff/resident ratios in aged-care homes. They simply assume that frail older people in care will be treated like other…
Imagine waking from deep sleep to see a stranger’s face staring right down at you. Then imagine that someone enters your private space many times a week and that you are 96 years…
Last week the federal government finally got around to announcing its long-promised, aged-care reform agenda. Yet the stunning thing about the announcement was not the package…
Aged Care Crisis
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Articles
Aged care: discourse, language and power
Aged care and 'unrealistic expectations' 1
An industry led taskforce to solve the staffing problem
It's time to clear the air on aged care
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Your Say
Residents have a right to feel safe in their homes
How we can ensure the Oakden report is a watershed moment for the aged care industry 2
Dear Santa 1
I'm sorry 'Mary' I could not help you 1
Aged care - the sales pitch
The Village. (Don't mess with old people)
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Legal Issues Column
A legal perspective on the proposed single Draft Charter of Aged Care Rights
An alternative to the resolution of aged care disputes 2
Why don't we just live in your house, son?
Can I please see Mum's file and records? 1
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The Column
Resident Committees 2
No mandated staff/resident ratios, no transparency, no research 1
All residents of aged-care homes need protection
Dreading aged care 1
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