Do you know your rights when it comes to home care?
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has just released a guide which is designed…More
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‘Senior Sitter’ ad highlights need to do your research on home care providers
The ad, which was placed in the classifieds of a free Gold Coast newsletter in…More
Labor considers royal commission into aged care – but funding and staff need to come first
Federal Labor Leader Bill Shorten appeared on the ABC’s Q&A program this week where he…More
New Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission on the way – but more funding needs to be priority
The independent Commission, announced by Minister for Aged Care Ken Wyatt this week, will start…More
Would you rather plan for your funeral or your aged care?
Turns out most of us (over 75 per cent) would rather think about what we…More
Why are our loved ones waiting a year for home care?
The latest data on home care packages was released last week and the Federal Government…More
Looking for advice for sharing mum and dad’s care? This new guide can help
When an elderly parent starts to need extra support, adult children are usually the first…More
Like apples and oranges: why you can’t compare retirement villages and aged care
Retirement village costs have received a lot of media attention recently and this story here…More
Is insurance the answer to funding our future aged care?
This article by University of Sydney Professor of Finance Susan Thorp in The Conversation caught…More
Home care reforms deliver on promise of choice – but we need more support
A new survey has shown nearly 60 per cent of older Australians receiving home care…More