People don’t think they’re being ageist:celebrity cook Maggie Beer

People don’t think they’re being ageist:celebrity cook Maggie Beer

The acclaimed cook,author and advocate on why what we eat affects how we feel – and her mission to help the most vulnerable in society feel better.

  • byKerrie O'Brien

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Care homes resist laws that would boost residents’ rights

Care homes resist laws that would boost residents’ rights

Providing feedback on the federal government’s proposed aged care act,the sector raised concerns about exceedingly high expectations from older people for care.

  • byMary Ward
This clever thriller set in an aged care home is a dizzy ride

This clever thriller set in an aged care home is a dizzy ride

When a fellow resident is found dead in Rose’s aged care facility,she knows all is not as it should be. Finding the right words,however,proves vexing – and compelling.

  • byJuliette Hughes
The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time

The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time

Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised to rein in the five fiscal horsemen of the budget apocalypse. But have they?

  • byShane Wright
How to ensure you don’t end up in aged care limbo
Analysis
Analysis

How to ensure you don’t end up in aged care limbo

A retirement village with an aged care home on the same property can seem like a great long-term plan,but the financial barriers can be significant.

  • byRachel Lane
Why are people inflating their wealth for better aged care?

Why are people inflating their wealth for better aged care?

Retirees are artificially inflating the value of their assets,in numerous instances borrowing money to get the accommodation of their choice.

  • byRachel Lane
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How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks

How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks

Chefs David Martin and Harry Shen are acutely aware of the bad reputation that surrounds food in aged care. It’s something they want to change.

  • byHenrietta Cook
Unlicensed aged care advice could hinder your later retirement years
Analysis
Analysis

Unlicensed aged care advice could hinder your later retirement years

Families need advice they can trust on the often complicated fee structures of aged care homes.

  • byJohn Collett
How retirement village residents could get better quality care

How retirement village residents could get better quality care

The lack of choice provided to retirement village residents is unfair but the inefficiencies,added costs and delays that are caused are ludicrous.

  • byRachel Lane
Learn from my mistakes:What not to do when applying for a health card
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Learn from my mistakes:What not to do when applying for a health card

Given the savings on offer,you might wonder why more people haven’t applied for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Perhaps they heard about my misadventures.

  • byKaye Fallick
Work on this year’s budget has started. Welcome to rent-seekers central

Work on this year’s budget has started. Welcome to rent-seekers central

The Albanese government knows what it should do to manage the economy better,but lacks the courage to do more than a little.

  • byRoss Gittins