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It might be tempting to focus on your ‘good days’. But here’s what to keep in mind when an assessor asks about your health and everyday life.
Nursing students often opt out of aged care after their work placement. No amount of downstream reform will undo that first impression of an under-resourced sector.
As the government considers major aged-care reform, research points to how a new system could better support kaumātua and whānau.
Accessing care often means long wait lists, complex forms and significant out-of-pocket costs. So start planning early, before a crisis hits.
From October 1, specially qualified nurses will be able to prescribe medications and renew scripts at the subsidised price.
Long wait lists are the latest symptom of the aged care crisis. But this issue seems to be anything but a political priority.
For migrants living with dementia, memory loss weakens links between language, culture and expression. Music can help.
No older person wants to pay to have a shower at home. But one key issue is how Australia pays for aged care without shifting the cost to future generations.
The government has announced significant cuts to the NDIS ahead of next month’s federal budget.
Computers promise to replace fallible human judgement with something more consistent, efficient and fair. But this isn’t always the case.
From October people will no longer have to pay to receive help with showering, dressing and support in managing continence.
The number of complaints about assessments for home-based aged care are rising. Now, the ombudsman is getting involved. Here’s what needs to happen next.
Before we accept AI as the cure, we need to understand what we are being sold.
Antibiotic prescribing around the time of surgery and in aged care isn’t always appropriate, a new report shows. Here’s what else we learned.
More than 3,000 patients are stranded in hospital waiting for discharge to a more appropriate aged care facility. Here’s why.
Ageism influences how people’s health concerns are interpreted. Symptoms can be dismissed as normal ageing, and older people don’t receive the treatment they need.
A contested component of the new system is that older Australians will pay for more of their non-clinical care, such as showering, cleaning and meal delivery.
Amid rising demand for aged care, major changes are rolling out from Saturday. Minister for seniors Sam Rae explains what the overhaul means for older Australians.
Residents with higher incomes and assets will be required to pay for a larger contribution than those on a pension.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Aged Care Medical Research Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Aged Care, Corporate Governance and Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia), University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, International Centre for Future Health Systems, UNSW, UNSW
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Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland; The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University