The major changes coming to aged care this year
Analysis
Analysis

The major changes coming to aged care this year

On July 1,there will be a fundamental change to aged care which is expected to bring a raft of benefits and better empower residents.

  • byRachel Lane

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Why some five-star aged care homes are the worst in the country
Analysis
Analysis

Why some five-star aged care homes are the worst in the country

The government’s new star rating system for aged care could be leading people to choose poor-quality homes.

  • byRachel Lane
Man,80,released on bail after alleged sexual assault on 87yo woman in aged care home

Man,80,released on bail after alleged sexual assault on 87yo woman in aged care home

Police were called to an aged care home in Sydney’s north on Friday following reports an elderly resident had been attacked.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Man,80,charged with sexual assault of woman,87,in aged care

Man,80,charged with sexual assault of woman,87,in aged care

The man,from Sydney’s north,was refused bail and will appear in court on Sunday to face sexual assault and firearms charges.

  • byMary Ward
Man allegedly sexually assaulted woman,76,in NSW aged care home

Man allegedly sexually assaulted woman,76,in NSW aged care home

Police say the elderly resident managed to scratch at the 29-year-old man and run from the room after she was attacked in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

  • bySarah McPhee
Wealthy Boomers to be asked to pay more for aged care

Wealthy Boomers to be asked to pay more for aged care

A federal government taskforce has advised Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to reform the way aged care services are means-tested to improve equity and inject new funds into the system.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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The Sydney suburbs with the most spare bedrooms

The Sydney suburbs with the most spare bedrooms

Baby Boomers are hanging on to bigger family homes in Sydney’s middle-ring suburbs,with more than a quarter of the city living in residences with at least two spare bedrooms.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Man charged with sexual assault of 90-year-old woman in aged care home
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Crime

Man charged with sexual assault of 90-year-old woman in aged care home

Police allege Brett Anthony Crawford broke into the Central Coast facility in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted the woman,leaving her with serious injuries.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Albany grandma’s death could have been ‘thrill kill’,court hears

Albany grandma’s death could have been ‘thrill kill’,court hears

The 20-year-old cannot be sentenced until further proceedings to determine whether his crime was a premeditated “thrill killing” or an impulse born of “mercy”.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
City slackers:Give the country tree-change a miss and retire to Perth
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City life

City slackers:Give the country tree-change a miss and retire to Perth

Retiring to the country is the dream of many. But for others the prospect of slowing down among the trees feels more like a fast track to an early grave.

  • byMark Naglazas
Spending time with an 84-year-old gives Chantelle’s life more meaning and joy

Spending time with an 84-year-old gives Chantelle’s life more meaning and joy

Chantelle Ellem was going through a rough patch when she saw a Facebook call-out asking for volunteers to spend time with the elderly.

  • byEvelyn Lewin