More than half (52%) of aged care residents have symptoms of depression, compared with 10-15% of older people living in the community.
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More than half of the Australian population believe they’re in very good to excellent health, have a high level of confidence in the health system and support the policy direction that the federal government’s…
As the baby boomers approach older age, the number of Australians aged over 65 is projected to rise from around 14% to 24% by 2056. Given that not even a massive influx of immigrants would reverse this…
Recent media reports have highlighted an anomaly in residential aged-care funding in Australia: that day-to-day operations of facilities are governed by both Commonwealth and state government policies…
Cancer rates of people over the age of 65 is due to triple by 2040, according to researchers in the United Kingdom. A study…
Life expectancy in [Australia](http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10Mar+2011](http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features10Mar+2011) is at an all-time…
Much of the budget analysis over the past week has concentrated on the shuffling of expenditure for 2012-13 back to this financial year in order to achieve a surplus. It’s true that $17.6bn of such transfers…
The Government’s aged care reforms are a landmark for setting valuable directions for better care. It’s the first such major initiative in more than 25 years – but there’s a long and uncertain road ahead…
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Nursing Aged Care (Dementia), University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Director of IMPACCT, Professor of Palliative Nursing, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Older Persons' Health Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Jim Gillespie is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in Health Policy, Menzies Centre for Health Policy & Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor & UTS innovation adviser, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Australian Catholic University
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Deakin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Principal Researcher, Research Matters; Research Officer, Monash University
