ABC Feeds1d ago

Labor faces Senate showdown over home supports for older Australians
By Maani Truu and Olivia Caisley

The Coalition, Greens and independent senator David Pocock team up to pressure the government to bring forward 20,000 home support packages, after the government's promised release of 83,000 was pushed back from July to November.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-02/senate-showdown-home-support-older-australians/105722640

#AgedCare #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #MaaniTruu #OliviaCaisley

Labor faces Senate showdown over home supports for older Australians

The Coalition, Greens and independent senator David Pocock team up to pressure the government to bring forward 20,000 home support packages, after the government's promised release of 83,000 was pushed back from July to November. 

ABC News
Show threadskua1d ago

@cheryanne

It wasn't too bad - there seemed lots else working ok, even staff chatting with residents.
The mismatch between architectural glamour & views vs patchy entry ability and lift doors not working nicely for wheelchairs was weird given the $$$ spent on the place.

I've seen slow motion chaos/dysfunction at another facility pre 2020 - there now seem so many more staff on the floor that I'm hopeful that care, dignity and medical needs can largely be maintained.

#AgedCare #AgedCareAU

skua1d ago

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Went to a very high-end multi-storey aged care facility in Perth.
You have to wait till the front desk gets staffed before you can get in the front door.

Residents in wheelchairs attempting to enter the lifts have the lift doors shut before they can enter.

Visitors attempting to use the lifts to descend will not until they ask staff "Where are the stairs as the lifts aren't working?", then the staff will enter the code to get the lifts working.
#Australia #AgedCare #Dementia #LockedWard

Heather Evans2d ago

#GoodNewsStory #ChildCare #AgedCare

‘We need to look after our grand-friends’: how childcare in aged care can help young and old

https://theconversation.com/we-need-to-look-after-our-grand-friends-how-childcare-in-aged-care-can-help-young-and-old-263275

‘We need to look after our grand-friends’: how childcare in aged care can help young and old

New research looks at a unique model in South Australia where an aged-care facility is co-located with a childcare centre. Here’s what the researchers found.

The Conversation
SeaFury 🦜🍉4d ago
My friends are looking at retirement options. They are childless. So they are planning ahead. I’m looking at the costs and it looks like I might be living out of my van 😑 #agedCare
ABC Feeds4d ago

More than 120,000 older Australians waiting to be assessed for at-home support
By Evelyn Manfield

The government promised to release 83,000 packages to help clear the lengthy waitlist for at-home supports in July, but the extra packages have been pushed back to November.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/waitlists-for-at-home-support-for-older-australians/105714918

#AgedCare #OlderPeople #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #EvelynManfield

More than 120,000 older Australians waiting to be assessed for at-home support

The government promised to release 83,000 packages to help clear the lengthy waitlist for at-home supports in July, but the extra packages have been pushed back to November.

ABC News
ABC Feeds6d ago

Unlikely allies push Labor to increase home care packages
By Evelyn Manfield

Unlikely political partners have united to push the government to quickly increase the number of home care packages available to older Australians.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/push-to-get-older-australians-more-help-at-home/105704028

#AgedCare #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #EvelynManfield

Pocock, Greens and Coalition united in push to get older Australians more help at home

Unlikely political partners have united to push the government to quickly increase the number of home care packages available to older Australians.

ABC News
ABC FeedsAug 26

Aged care shortage took dignity as dad died in hospital, daughter says
By Romy Gilbert

More than 1,000 people are living in NSW hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS placements, and experts warn the issue is about to get much worse.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/aged-care-shortage-causes-hospital-bed-block-nsw/105679814

#AgedCare #PublicHealth #AgeingPopulation #Ageing #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RomyGilbert

Hospital pneumonia kills Wollongong man waiting for aged care bed

More than 1,000 people are living in NSW hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS placements, and experts warn the issue is about to get much worse.

ABC News
ABC FeedsAug 26

Aged care shortage took dignity as dad died in hospital, daughter says
By Romy Gilbert

More than 1,000 people are living in NSW hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS placements, and experts warn the issue is about to get much worse.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/aged-care-shortage-causes-hospital-bed-block-nsw/105679814

#AgedCare #PublicHealth #AgeingPopulation #Ageing #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RomyGilbert

Hospital pneumonia kills Wollongong man waiting for aged care bed

More than 1,000 people are living in NSW hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS placements, and experts warn the issue is about to get much worse.

ABC News
News BeepAug 26

Common painkillers linked to antibiotic resistance – News and events

26 August 2025
Ibuprofen and paracetamol are common over-the-counter medications that many of us reach for when…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #agedcare #Antibiotics #Antimicrobialresistance #E.coli #ibuprofen #Latvia #LV #medicines #painkillers #paracetamol #polypharmacy #Publichealth #superbugs
https://www.newsbeep.com/83449/