Aged care
- Opinion
- Opinion
For many retirees, this 37-page aged care ‘test’ is a waste of time
The means assessment test for aged care is not compulsory, and for some, you’d be better off not filling it in at all.
- Rachel Lane
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Nell was dying in aged care when her precious rings vanished. She wasn’t the only one
There has been a 40 per cent surge in reported thefts in Victorian nursing homes since 2021, which has prompted calls for services to do better for vulnerable residents.
- Henrietta Cook
Retirees lost this long-standing discount. They’re fighting to get it back
Mornington Peninsula retirees have banded together in an attempt to reinstate a 20 per cent discount after it was unexpectedly removed last year.
- Gemma Grant
- Opinion
- Super & retirement
Why Labor’s shiny new aged care scheme is a $10b rip-off
Aged care has become a masterclass in overpromising and underdelivering – while quietly saving the federal budget billions of dollars.
- Rachel Lane
The Sydney hospitals where patients wait nearly two days for a bed
NSW public hospitals are failing to meet their own performance targets. The state’s health minister says he can turn it around – with some help.
- Angus Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Like a fancy pack of Tim Tams, aged care now gives less for more
Shrinkflation has started to hit most products on our supermarket shelves – and now it’s coming for our aged care.
- Rachel Lane
Albanese ends hospital stalemate with $25b deal to move kids off NDIS
The deal ends a long-running stalemate between the federal and state governments.
- Brittany Busch and Angus Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why your aged care could cost more than a Ferrari
While we baulk at the price of a luxury car, for many Australians, the most expensive purchase they will ever make isn’t a Ferrari – it’s aged care.
- Rachel Lane
‘Disappearing before our eyes’: Sydneysiders lose battle to stop seniors apartments
The government has approved plans to develop a historic hospital site in Waverley into a seniors living and aged care hub after an eight-year planning battle.
- David Barwell
Fire at the door, skylights melting: How 60 people were saved from flames
Staff and residents at an aged care home in a small town in western Victoria had nowhere to go when a fast-moving grassfire swept over their facility.
- Alexander Darling