The Guardian

MAY 1, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. Providers reported 7,663 instances of “unreasonable force” in the last three months of 2022, the highest quarterly figure since records began in April 2021.

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The Guardian

APRIL 9, 2022

When it comes to aged care, something has to give Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing In 2013, my mum Lenore was diagnosed with a rare neurodegenerative illness. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading. And then: “Until the end.”

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The Guardian

APRIL 14, 2022

The vast and systemic problems facing aged care were exposed during the pandemic, including in home care, where workers have faced increased demand for services, huge staff turnover, abuse from families, and continuing low rates of pay.

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The Guardian

JUNE 29, 2022

Home care helps more than 200,000 older Australians stay at home, playing a critical role in relieving pressure on Australia’s residential aged care system and ensuring independence for the nation’s ageing population.

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Home Care 64

The Guardian

MARCH 29, 2022

Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading.

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The Guardian

MARCH 16, 2022

In January, the government announced it would give 265,000 aged care staff a maximum of $800 in two instalments ahead of the election, responding to pressure over its handling of the pandemic and the underpayment of the sector’s workforce.

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The Guardian

APRIL 18, 2022

The United Workers Union says members at five aged care providers collectively employing 7,000 workers have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action, with three more ballots due in the next week. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

MARCH 22, 2022

The findings come from a report published on Wednesday by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), a group of six aged care peak bodies. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading.

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The Guardian

MARCH 11, 2024

But the government will not pursue a new levy or tax to pay for rising care costs, including ruling out changes to tax treatment of the family home, after the report of the aged care taskforce urged against such reforms.

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The Guardian

MARCH 11, 2024

The government-appointed taskforce has failed to mount a convincing argument why a modest financial contribution across a lifetime shouldn’t extend to aged care The aged care royal commissioners were notably split on a number of key issues, but on one principle they were united.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It comes as Victoria eases Covid restrictions further on Friday, a day after it recorded 1,923 new locally acquired cases and 25 deaths – the state’s highest single-day death toll of the current outbreak. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 18, 2024

Two former advisers to the aged care royal commission believe a “flaw” in the star rating system – launched in December 2022 to help families make informed decisions about where they send loved ones – has prioritised providers over consumers.

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The Guardian

MARCH 12, 2024

While the government is urged to remain the “major funder” of aged care, the expert panel said older Australians are now retiring with “greater wealth than previous generations”, and that those with the means should be expected to foot more of their own bills.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One Monday in May she asked me to research care homes; by Friday she was settled in her new room. A couple of falls and hospital stays meant it wasn’t safe for my mum, Lesley, to live alone any more. In 2017, at 87 years old and a shadow of her former strong self, life was rapidly slowing down for her. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

MAY 26, 2023

Despite more than two-thirds of those in residential aged care living with moderate to severe cognitive impairment, including dementia, and the condition being Australia’s biggest killer of women, training in dementia care is not compulsory for aged care staff.

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Mental Health 71

The Guardian

MAY 29, 2023

When Cynthia Dearborn became her 75-year-old father’s caregiver, she knew little about what lay ahead. Two decades on, she shares the insights that helped her help him Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In 2007, I was suddenly plunged into the role of caregiver for my then 75-year-old father, who had vascular dementia.

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The Guardian

JULY 9, 2022

If you ever want the hardest decision to make, make one for your community, make one on behalf of someone else,” he says.

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The Guardian

JUNE 5, 2022

Experts say victims, many of whom live with dementia, are still being failed by systems not equipped to recognise or respond to crimes against those with serious cognitive impairment.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 29, 2022

We cannot waste this opportunity to learn from the experience of Covid and shape the care economy for the better in the future.” Had I attended the summit, I probably would have risen to my feet to hoot and holler in fierce agreement. Gallagher and I have common cause. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Morrison government has wreaked carnage in the sector but without an alternative it may not matter at the polling booth Will this be the aged care election? One would like to think so, given the carnage the federal government has wreaked in the sector. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

JUNE 9, 2022

Labor must move beyond the slogans and make the policy reforms necessary to improve life for older Australians in care Historically, aged care barely rates a mention in federal elections. This hollowness at the heart of our policymaking has allowed neglect, abuse and poor care to flourish in aged care for decades.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 2, 2022

Granting aged care providers an immunity provision relating to restraint practices is unjust. The federal government has recently made numerous, welcome commitments to improve the lives of older people living in residential aged care. Continue reading.

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Government 74

The Guardian

APRIL 21, 2022

While deaths not linked to delays, wait times for home care on the National Priority Scheme remain high, despite recent improvements Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing More than 50,000 older Australians have died while on the waiting list for home care in recent years, data which Labor says shows the system is still in crisis.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 5, 2022

One fully vaccinated resident who was receiving palliative care has died, and 63 more have tested positive to Covid at the Bupa aged care home at Clemton Park – 38 residents and 25 care staff – a sharp rise since the facility activated its outbreak management plan on 21 December after a staff member tested positive.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As Omicron continues to spread in aged care homes, mounting deaths and severe staff shortages have placed pressure on the federal Government to act urgently – but are they doing too little, too late? Read Melissa Davey’s coverage of aged care and Covid-19 at Guardian Australia. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 1, 2022

A bill legislating the aged care royal commission’s recommendations passed the House of Representatives last week, and is expected to pass the Senate this week.

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The Guardian

MAY 8, 2022

The BaptistCare NSW and ACT chief executive, Charles Moore, has issued a plea to whichever party forms government to act immediately to improve aged care funding , warning the current pressures are unsustainable and are hitting vulnerable residents as well as staff. Continue reading.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Alzheimer’s stigma is a known barrier to early diagnosis, leading people to postpone seeking the care they need, and lowers the quality of life for persons living with the disease and their family members (Corner & Bond, 2004; Werner & Giveon, 2008). The Changing Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Care The first goal of the U.S.

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