Australia’s aged care sector has been the subject of more than 30 major inquiries and reviews since 1997. By Eileen Webb Professor of Law and Ageing, UniSA, and Christie M. Gardiner Associate Lecturer of Law, University of Newcastle, and Teresa Somes Associate
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Kindies and Oldies connect with the written word… and some Zooming. Kindergarten children and Hunter aged care residents have bonded during the COVID-19 lockdown. Above ~ Margaret and Acacia’s art at Calvary Nazareth Retirement Community, Belmont. Below ~ Edgeworth Heights
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Treating our elderly people ethically and with transparency. UNSW’s Richard Hugman says it is time to stop treating elderly people as objects, as the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety continues. The dramatic increase in COVID-19 deaths in Australia’s
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Replacement value of unpaid care in Australia rises to $78 billion per year. A new report commissioned by Carers Australia estimates annual value of unpaid care in Australia is $78 billion – 29% more than in 2015. Produced by Deloittes
Read more...Over-use of Antipsychotics Without Consent in Long Term Aged Care. Researchers from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration (DCRC) and the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW Sydney have highlighted a critical need to address non-consensual and overly
Read more...Court orders $6m in penalties against Bupa and compensation for consumers. The Federal Court has ordered that Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd (Bupa) pay $6 million in penalties for making misleading representations and wrongly accepting payments for extra services
Read more...People Aged 95+ Show Stronger Brain Connectivity. By Heidi Douglass Research suggests that those aged 95 and over have more activation between the left and ride side of their brain than younger counterparts. Pictured ~ James Lovelock in 2005. Lovelock,
Read more...Aged Care Residents Disagree with Prime Minister. Aged care residents of Lifeview homes in Victoria have expressed their disappointment with the Prime Minister’s statements on allowing visitors into their home. … having people stuck in their rooms, not being able
Read more...Free legal clinic supports community’s vulnerable older people. Some of the most vulnerable people in our society – older people – can benefit from a new free community legal service (established by Newcastle Law School) in Newcastle and Gosford. The
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