Aged care
The caregiving ‘tax’ hitting one in 10 Australians
As well as the financial cost, unpaid caregiving responsibilities are taking a toll on carers’ mental health and their longer-term life satisfaction.
- by Millie Muroi
Latest
Opinion
AI
Dad’s ‘third daughter’ always came to look after him. Then computer said no
Some aged care providers are turning to artificial intelligence to make decisions best made by someone with a heart.
- by Sue Williams
Opinion
Ageing
These greying country towns are the canary in the coal mine for the aged-care crisis
In regional Australia, more than a third of residents are aged over 55. If only the government was doing something about this growing demographic crisis.
- by Shane Wright
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Aged care royal commission
‘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.
- by David Crowe
Editorial
Sun-Herald
The Boomers are coming for aged care. Australia must be ready
Faced with older residents, with more complex health conditions, the aged care facilities of the future will need to be more hospital than retirement village.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Opinion
It’s not a generation war, charging the wealthy more is essential to fix our aged care disaster
There is a crisis in aged care: beds are empty, while people are being forced into hospitals due to a lack of beds. Reforms are urgently required.
- by Melinda Cilento and Cassandra Winzar
His daughter put cameras in his aged-care room. But she never expected to see this
A 27-year-old man was given a prison sentence on Thursday after CCTV cameras caught him sexually assaulting a man with dementia and Parkinsons in Claremont.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Exclusive
Ageing
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.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Amanda Rishworth
Boomers face user-pays aged care as Labor gives ground in secret talks
The new deal would require aged care residents with higher incomes to pay more for food and accommodation, while their health services would be funded in full.
- by David Crowe
Spend on the champagne, not the coffin: How Aussie death rituals are changing
From living wakes to young adult death cafes, the nature of funerals and how we grieve is shifting in Australia.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Analysis
Analysis
How long should you wait to apply for aged care?
There can be a misconception that getting aged care is a quick process, but the reality is far longer.
- by Rachel Lane