Aged care royal commission
Critics question taxpayer millions for Maggie Beer Foundation to improve food in aged care
Maggie Beer’s food mission has won millions in taxpayer funds, now it wants $15 million more. Critics in aged care want to see evidence it can drive real change.
- Clay Lucas
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‘A knife fight for staff’: Nurse shortage threatens aged care fix
There could be a shortage of 13,000 nurses in the aged care sector by 2030. The national nursing federation says the industry has to do more to attract and retain nurses.
- David Crowe
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- Aged care
Baby Boomers face aged care bed shortages as funding crisis worsens
The shortage could leave the sector without 21,200 beds as operators warn of financial pressures that will force them to close more homes than they build.
- David Crowe
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- Aged care
Vigilance must be maintained in aged care sector
The nation was horrified by the state of the aged care sector before the royal commission. We can never be complacent about the quality of care.
- The Herald's View
Does the solution to the aged care crisis lie with Australia’s beekeepers?
Australia’s population aged 85 and older will more than double over the next two decades. Is a crisis inevitable?
- Mary Ward
Wealthy Boomers should use super for aged care: taskforce
A government-appointed taskforce says a special aged care levy would not be fair to future generations when older Australians are retiring with growing levels of wealth.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
- Dicey Topics
- Good Weekend
Award-winning poet Sarah Holland-Batt on fixing the system that failed her dad
The author also explains why paying attention is important for her craft.
- Benjamin Law
Ada was sexually assaulted at 83 years old in a Perth aged care home. And no one believed her
Ada Brown’s family, who were powerless to prevent her ordeal, say we must no longer overlook the sexual abuse of vulnerable older Australians.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
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- Aged care
Aged care reforms will require 25,000 new workers over two years: internal documents
The government identified initiatives that were likely to close that gap, such as migration and pay rises, but they amounted to only 6100 new workers.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
The Missy Higgins song that still makes fans ‘have a good cry’
Watching her grandmother battle dementia helped the musician write a song that has made fans emotional for more than 10 years. Now she’s encouraging others to “share a song”.
- Angus Thomson