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.

This week, the federal government introduced into parliament proposed changes to discretionary trusts, imposing a new minimum 30% tax rate on income from trusts. While these trusts can have legitimate ...

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

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 ...