The decision to move into residential aged care is rarely an easy one. Loss of autonomy, and often of the family home, can leave many old people grieving. Family members too may struggle with feelings ...

As the royal commission begins investigating the failures of the residential aged care sector, it is important such a review also considers the broader socio-political factors that have contributed to ...

Waiting times for residential aged care in government facilities have increased threefold over the last decade, and nearly 40 per cent of applicants now spend more than nine months in line for a place ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There’s a common misconception that once you reach the aged care lifetime cap, the bills stop. Sadly, that’s not quite true. The ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Since 2014, aged care in Australia has undergone a radical transformation. In the past decade, home care packages have overtaken ...

Joseph Ibrahim receives funding from the federal Department of Social Services, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (Ageing and Aged Care Branch), and the Department of Forensic ...