Government policies and nursing home operators will need to navigate a delicate balance: how to protect older people from COVID-19 while maintaining their rights to social engagement.
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We took a close look at breaches of aged care standards in 2019 to see what effect the new aged care standards are having, and where aged care providers are falling short.
We interviewed older gay men, lesbian women, and trans women about their perceptions of residential aged care. Our research shows we need to make aged care safer for LGBTI+ people.
The family home has largely been protected from mean tests to determine how much older people should pay for their aged care. It's time this changed.
Expanding suicide prevention frameworks to include aged care residents, aligning nursing home life with community living, and improving residents' access to mental heath services will be key.
The projected surplus has been revised down from A$7.1 billion at budget time to $5 billion for this financial year.
From mass climate change movements to cultural genocide of Uighurs in China, here are some of the headline human rights moments that captured Australia’s attention.
A new system of carers' leave would allow middle-aged Australians to care for their ageing parents while staying in the workforce.
Most of the money will go to providing an extra 10,000 home care packages, after the commission said many people were dying while waiting for them.
Doctors will have to justify prescribing the antipsychotic drug risperidone for longer than 12 weeks. But that won't fix the problem of using drugs to manage aged care residents' behaviour.
After a damning interim report from the royal commission, the government will soon announce more money for aged care.
The aged care workforce is 90% women and 30% migrant. The royal commission might find that's why it lacks clout.
Australia’s rich diversity is reflected in its older population. It's time our nursing homes do the same.
If you've read the headlines about poor standards in Australia's nursing homes, it's only natural to be concerned about your own family or friends in residential aged care.
Independent MP Helen Haines on using ‘soft power’
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Helen Haines, who does not have the real legislative power her predecessor, Cathy McGowan shared after the Coalition fell into minority government, says "building relationships is key to getting things done".
Around 6,000 Australians aged under 65 still live in nursing homes, cut off from their families and peers, with inadequate support for their disabilities.
Bureaucratic 'red tape' has contributed to the current crisis in our aged care system. We need a system of accountability that focuses more on residents' outcomes, and less on processes.
Aged care facilities are employing fewer registered and enrolled nurses and more carers, which saves money but results in sub-standard care.
As the Aged Care Royal Commission shifts its focus to aged care for Indigenous Australians, access isn't the only challenge. Often problems arise when services don't accommodate their cultural needs.
While the majority of aged care funding comes from government, residents also have to contribute. Here's how the payment system works.
Top contributors
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania
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Director of Aged Psychiatry, Caulfield Hospital (Alfred Health) & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Fellow, National Ageing Research Institute
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Professor of Ageing and Public Policy, Australian National University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia), University of Technology Sydney
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Director of IMPACCT, Professor of Palliative Nursing, University of Technology Sydney
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Research fellow, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Economy and Society, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
