As someone who has experienced the home care system through my mum, I have first-hand knowledge of the pros and cons of how it operates. Here’s what happened to us . . .
Nick Bruining
With big at-home care providers charging massive administration fees and ridiculous mark-ups on basic services, it’s no wonder seniors are taking charge of their own care. Here’s how they’re saving thousands.
WA will go it alone to set up a $100 million loan facility for aged care, to fix a bed shortage that Roger Cook has blamed for the growing number of sick boomers overwhelming Perth hospitals.
Jessica Page and Jake Dietsch
Q+A: ‘My dad has dementia. He lives by himself in his own home, worth about $850,000. It seems unfair he’d potentially need to give all that to get a place in a home. Should I put the house in my name?’
Friendship Club members, part of Silverchain, and Bridgetown shire president Jenny Mountford, have actively championed for the Bridgetown Social Centre social sessions to remain the same.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Q+A: The refundable accommodation fee? The daily accommodation payment fee? The aged care system can be a minefield to navigate. Here’s how they work together for you to avoid often prohibitive up-front costs.
The price of an aged care room for Mum or Dad is about to increase by a whopping $200,000. And that’s not the only big change coming to the system.
The Royal Australian Air Force Association is set to expand its services supporting vulnerable West Australians with the acquisition of a Perth-based aged care services provider.
Cheyanne Enciso
Seniors face a $100,000 rise in aged-care costs when changes take effect next year. There’s also fears the hike could create a supply shortage as families race to move parents in early to beat extra fees.
Mum needs to move into care. The natural inclination might be to sell up everything, including the family home, to fund a spot in a nice place with great staff. That could be a huge mistake. Here’s why . . .
A majority of Australians nearing retirement say they personally do not want to pay more to receive higher quality aged care amid a bipartisan push to overhaul the system to ease pressure on the Federal Budget
Katina Curtis
The Government and Opposition have struck a deal on aged care that will lead to wealthier Australians paying more of the cost of their care in a bid to set the sector on a financially sustainable footing.
Katina Curtis, Claire Sadler and Lauren Price
Why view these fit, healthy, vibrant and engaged 65-70 year olds as a financial burden?
Catherine Stoddart
A new aged care initiative is empowering elderly people in South West regional communities by improving the services and flexibility of support workers.
Baby boomers look set to cop the full effects of flagged changes to aged care. Here’s the fees that are likely to change, and how those approaching the need for services might avoid the financial blow to come.
The biggest changes to come out of the Aged Care Taskforce are those surrounding residential aged care and the amount you’ll be asked to chip in. Here’s what an aged care expert says is likely to be targeted.
A move to ask self-funded retirees in aged care to cover more of their accommodation and daily living costs could lead to some 320,000 people paying extra by 2042.
Aged care nurses will receive a significant pay bump after the Fair Work Commission ruled their work had been historically undervalued because it was mostly done by women.
Perth residents have reacted poorly to a recommendation that wealthier Australians should pay more for aged care. Some are unhappy that those who have been taxed all their lives should now pay extra.
Wealthy older Australians could be asked to pay significantly more for residential aged care and contribute more for services used in home care under a funding revamp.
Police are confident a shocking ‘stomping’ style assault on a 95-year-old aged care resident - allegedly at the hands of one of her carers - is an isolated incident.
Phil Hickey
A Perth aged-care worker has been sacked after he was recently charged by police over an alleged ‘stomping’ assault on a female resident in her 90s.
Anyone who has started 2024 looking into aged care for a loved one, will understand how complex the system is to navigate.
Louise Johnstone Forster
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