The reformed Serious Incident Response Scheme strengthens the rules on neglect, psychological harm and open disclosure. One thing it doesn’t guarantee is family access to the written incident report.

A dying man who slept in a Bunnings chair while waiting for aged care funding received his money two days after he died. Neil ...

Discretionary trusts are about to face a minimum 30% tax. The government says it’s about fairness between income from assets ...

A male aged care worker who publicly campaigned to relax English testing for nurses has been banned from health work, after being accused of trying to force-feed residents and hugging a woman who ...

Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro can deliver significant results, but with monthly costs reaching hundreds of ...

After 48 years in the same house, Sarah is preparing to move into a retirement home following the loss of her husband.

Australian law requires people to keep decision-making capacity until they are close to death, which dementia rarely allows. Palliative Care Australia warns that people adapt to a “new normal”, and a ...

For almost a year, the Government said its aged care assessment tool was working as intended. Last week it announced an ...

A rare alliance across the Senate has stopped Labor’s plan to cut the rebate for over-65s. Mark Butler called it an “absolute ...

The NSW Government is calling out the Albanese Government over aged care, and it’s not subtle. Health Minister Ryan Park says ...