As the government considers major aged-care reform, research points to how a new system could better support kaumātua and whānau.
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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.
The government’s changes to the NDIS and it’s endorsement of aged care reforms, Peter Dutton is calculating it’s easier for Labor than the Coalition to find big savings that produce serious “losers”
A social insurance model would use compulsory contributions from worker salaries to cover the cost of aged care services. But it’s not a silver bullet to fix our aged-care funding crisis.
One proposal to fund the rising costs of aged care is a Medicare-style levy. However, this seemingly neat solution isn’t the answer to our aged care funding problems. Here’s why.
A study of 85 policies at all levels of government shows the focus in Australia is on residential care homes. Most older people are not in care, but their need for age-friendly cities is overlooked.
We spent 312 hours observing 39 residents at six Australian aged care facilities to find out how and where they spend their time across the day.
Caring work hasn’t been properly valued for a century, in part because it is thought of as women’s work
Only 4% of for-profit aged care providers are in the highest quality tier.
It’s time to rethink these physical environments with peoples’ fundamental human needs at the heart of design.
We measured financial literacy among 589 informal carers that substantially helped an older person make a decision about paying for residential aged care. Less than half were financially literate.
There will need to be substantial increases in staffing across the sector in the next two years.
New research suggests many Australians are supportive of a levy to improve the aged care system.
The royal commission into aged care has opened a priceless window for reform. A Grattan Institute report says this requires more funding, local accountability, and a louder voice for older Australians.
If Australia created more age-friendly neighbourhoods — which really are more liveable for everyone — then we wouldn’t have to rely so heavily on underfunded, substandard aged-care homes.
Michelle Grattan discusses this week in politics with University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Leigh Sullivan.
Cost-cutting, funding that doesn’t reward good food, and residents not having a voice contribute to poor quality nutrition in our aged care homes. That can be devastating. But there is a better way.
Four Corners this week revealed understaffing and poor staff training in aged care. These issues have also been found in previous reviews into aged care.
Millions of older Australians live in houses that don’t safely meet their needs, but they’re not ready for a nursing home. Lack of suitable housing and the moving costs leave them with nowhere to go.
A report that recommends 43 ways to prevent elder abuse acknowledges we don’t even know how often it occurs in Australia.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of IMPACCT, Professor of Palliative Nursing, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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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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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia), University of Technology Sydney
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor of Nursing, University of Sydney; University of Technology Sydney
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Principal Researcher, Research Matters; Research Officer, Monash University
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Honorary associate professor of economy and society, Macquarie University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Older Persons' Health Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher, College of Business, RMIT University
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney