Campaign to overhaul aged care services and funding
Aged care woes: A new coalition of health providers wants to prioritise the needs of older Australians. ABOUT 1,000 health ...
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Canossian Sisters transfer aged care works to Ozcare
Loyal servants: Canossian Daughters of Charity in Brisbane. The congregation has transferred the operation of its aged-care facility and retirement ...
Most shocking detail of aged care abuse revealed in Royal Commission closing
National shame: “Many witnesses have explained they placed their loved ones into residential aged care because they ...
Royal Commission’s report says aged care sector must be fixed
Needed: “Visits from family and friends are critical to the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing ...
Australia’s coronavirus aged care death rate among the highest in the world, Royal Commission told
Failure of care: Submissions opened on January 18 for the Aged Care Royal Commission and thousands of ...
Aged Care Employee Day is in August, but April always delivers ‘a ray of sunshine’
Offering support: Keith Hamilton, Centacare support worker April Clarke and Shirley Hamilton CENTACARE support worker April ...
Restrictions must stay in place to ensure safety, a Queensland aged care leader says
Careful approach: “If the virus spreads in those types of environments (aged care facilities) it is very hard to contain ...
Love conquers death – Queensland bishops face euthanasia inquiry as combined Christian voice
Churches speak: Anglican Archbishop Philip Aspinall, Anglican North Queensland Bishop Keith Joseph and Brisbane Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge at the ...
Church leaders urge more resourcing to aged care and palliative care at public hearings across state
Aged care caution: Queensland parliament told it needs to add another $200 million for palliative care. A DIRE lack of ...
Lack of government planning means most vulnerable could die before quality care arrives
Aged care: “This is shocking because the life expectancy for many of these individuals will be less than two years.” ...
Ancient stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people inform on aged care discussions
Mutual giftedness: “In our conversations about VAD, may we remember the ways of our First Peoples. Their stories reach out ...
Call for better palliative care availability, many terminally ill patients die before receiving access
Better care needed: “Many patients die before their package is approved. It has been six years since the most recent ...
A village for people with dementia is on the way, transforming aged-care for the future
New approach: “Korongee returns to the simple home truths of ‘it takes a village’, pushing the boundaries in terms of ...
Health workers across Australia ‘overworked and underpaid’ as Aged Care Royal Commission heats up
Difficult role: “Not many of us go to work every day knowing that someone who has been a friend for ...
Care options coming home for seniors living at home ahead of aged-care royal commission
Independent: “Living independently and in their own community is important to many people as they grow older and it’s critical ...
Royal Commission into Aged Care begins, reports of neglect, abuse, and drugs pour in
Failure of care: Submissions opened on January 18 for the Aged Care Royal Commission and thousands of submissions have already ...
Aged care advocates calling for royal commission to have broad scope
Aged-care advocate: BallyCara chief executive officer Marcus Riley says he hopes to provide input into the ...
Port Macquarie backs Bale Out for farmers
Bale-out: St Agnes’ parish priest Fr Paul Gooley accepting a donation to the Bale Out appeal ...
Euthanasia debate to take place in Queensland after vote on abortion bill
Life debate: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called for an inquiry to consider all aspects of end-of-life ...
BallyCara CEO Marcus Riley tells UN to stop elderly discrimination
Advocating for the ageing: BallyCara’s, Marcus Riley, addresses the UN in New York. Photo: Supplied. ...
Home care package leads vision-impaired grandmother out of ‘dreadful loneliness’ into hope
New hope: Vision-impaired Judith Terry at Centacare, Enoggera. Photo: Mark Bowling FIVE years after starting to ...
New eBook will prepare people with dementia for natural disasters
Information: “With so many people living with dementia in their own homes there are some simple ...
Politicians urged to find better ways to care for sick and aged and say no to euthanasia
Respect urged: “The reason we say ‘no’ (to euthanasia and assisted dying) is because we have ...
Pro-life advocates say resources need to be invested in palliative care rather than euthanasia
Relieving pain: “Doctors should kill the pain, not the patient. The first duty of the medical ...
Resident artists at St Vincent’s Care Services Mitchelton help spread the Christmas joy
Hidden talents: Nina Brown, Maria Raffa and Eunice Taylor are all active members of the facility’s ...
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