What happens when a frail aged person is valued?

Aged care institutionalisation is IMO sometimes the best available option.

Do some offspring take the opportunity of institutionalisation to get revenge and abandon their vulnerable aged parent to be warehoused?

If you are a parent you might want to consider the level of revenge-seeking in your family.

Abandonment to warehousing and putting a parent into an aged care institution can be different things.

#AgedCare #WarehousingOfTheAged

'Idiocy and dullness disease': How a 28yo pushed his community to rethink dementia
By Xiaoning Mo

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia and stigmas around the disease can delay diagnosis. But some in the community are at work to break taboos.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/dementia-is-australias-top-killer-most-miss-early-signs/106491576

#AlzheimersandDementia #AgedCare #PublicHealth #XiaoningMo

Agencies warn aged support services face cuts as fuel prices soar
By Stephanie Borys

The national peak body for aged care providers is calling on the federal government to provide urgent support to keep services running, as the Middle East war sends fuel prices skyrocketing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/aged-support-services-face-cuts-as-fuel-prices-soar/106501222

#AgedCare #PetrolPrices #CommunityOrganisations #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #War #StephanieBorys

RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/116280418811162708

#FedPol #MinisterRae #AgedCare New Aged Care algorithm. The federal government introduced new payments for services for people in Aged Care. However, that was not the only change. The new assessment tool is an algorithm, can’t be overridden by a human, randomly leads to worse care. It is unfair, inequitable. It doesn’t mention in this article but anecdotally, people in the system are already afraid to ask for an assessment.

Saw an escape attempt from a "locked ward" type aged care facility today.

It appeared that a resident, perhaps early 70s, was leaving the facility with their younger family members to go on an excursion.

Immediately they were out the final gate, the resident took off running.

But their younger and stronger relative, in his 50s perhaps, gave chase and wrapped the escapee in his arms only 50 metres from the gate.

What are you doing with your freedom?

#AgedCare #LockedWard #RuledIncompetent

theguardian.com/australia-news…

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#auspol #healthcare #whythefuckislabor #agedcare

RE: https://aus.social/@jhaue/116179559862513014

#agedcare #auspol Simplistic assessment algorithm for Aged Care