Elderly abuse
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About 1 in 6 older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help
A recent national prevalence study revealed one in six older Australians living at home experiences elder abuse. The Conversation This may…
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Older Australians are being abused by their own families. Deanne takes their calls for help
Aylin* is aged in her 70s. – Sandra Fulloon – SBS Recently, she sought help after surviving a…
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Report into abuse of aged care residents delayed as bureaucrats discussed ‘strategic narrative’
A report into thousands of incidents of abuse and neglect of aged care residents that was expected to be completed…
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As Omicron moves in, Australia is facing a predictable tragedy in aged care
For many, it’s the second year in a row in which they have spent the Christmas and New Year period…
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Safe at home?
Compared to younger homicide victims, older homicide victims are more likely to be women who die in their own home…
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Paid on par with cleaners: the broader issue affecting the quality of aged care
The long-term sustainability of the aged-care workforce and the financial health of the sector more broadly, have been hot topics,…
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3 ways to transform our ‘Soviet-style’ aged-care mess into a system that puts older Australians first
This is becoming increasingly clear. Authors The Conversation If the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety — whose……
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Elder abuse on the rise in Victoria, figures show
Data on family violence released this week shows that in the months Victoria spent in lockdown, more people aged 55…
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Aged care isn’t working, but we can create neighbourhoods to support healthy ageing in place
How we plan for ageing populations and older people is one critical issue that has been neglected for decades. Authors…
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We’ve investigated aged care for the past three years.
It was billed as the “opportunity of a lifetime”. Anne Connolly ABC News And as senior counsel assisting said in…
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Asian countries do aged care differently.
Unlike in Western countries like Australia, traditional Asian cultures place a heavy emphasis on filial piety — the expectation children…
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Older Australians deserve more than the aged care royal commission’s COVID-19 report delivers
This report finally states who is responsible for aged care — the federal government — finding its actions were “insufficient”…
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Royal commission demands additional staff in aged care immediately
On Thursday, the commission made six recommendations, including the establishment of an aged care advisory body and a COVID-19 plan…
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The budget must address aged care — here are 3 key priorities
This should not come as a surprise. Poor regulation has taken the “nursing” out of “nursing homes” and allowed care…
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Let’s heed the warnings from aged care. We must act now to avert a COVID-19 crisis in disability care
These don’t sound like big numbers in the context of Victoria’s second wave, and particularly when we compare it to…
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A resident of aged care shouldn’t need to surrender their human rights
When a person’s lack of physical independence tips them, at great personal financial and emotional cost, into an aged care…
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