800,000 Australians will live with dementia by 2058. This is how we can prepare

800,000 Australians will live with dementia by 2058. This is how we can prepare

New drugs and “consumer-led” approaches to care all have the potential to change how Australia approaches dementia.

  • byMary Ward

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Australia at 40 million – grey-haired and in need of care

Australia at 40 million – grey-haired and in need of care

This week’s intergenerational report will show the population on track to reach the mark within 40 years,but we will be older and need an army of carers to look after us.

  • byShane Wright
Five spending pressures to drain half the budget within 40 years

Five spending pressures to drain half the budget within 40 years

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will use a new report to make the case that pressure on the budget will intensify from 2024 and remain under stress long term.

  • byLisa Visentin
More retirement villages ditch capital gain sharing in contract revamp

More retirement villages ditch capital gain sharing in contract revamp

Retirement village contracts are moving away from giving residents a share of the capital gain on their unit.

  • byRachel Lane
How soon do we need to sell the house after entering aged care?

How soon do we need to sell the house after entering aged care?

If you’re in aged care and on the pension,delaying the sale of your home can affect the amount of money you receive.

  • byNoel Whittaker
How to fund aged care without plundering our super
Opinion
Opinion

How to fund aged care without plundering our super

Proposed solutions for funding aged care are plagued with issues. But there is one way we could solve the problem.

  • byNoel Whittaker
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US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal

US giant snaps up Australian aged care operator Estia in $838m deal

US private equity firm Bain,which owns Virgin Australia,has reached a deal to acquire one of the largest aged care providers in the country.

  • byEmma Koehn
Government mulling superannuation as part of aged care solution

Government mulling superannuation as part of aged care solution

Sources close to the government said it was a “no-brainer” for super to be part of the mix for funding aged care as costs climb over the next decade.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
If you can afford to pay for aged care,you should
Analysis
Analysis

If you can afford to pay for aged care,you should

Major aged care providers say those with the means should pay more for their care,and warned any new tax must be fair to younger Australians. I agree.

  • byRachel Clun
Wealthy Baby Boomers should pay more for aged care,major providers say

Wealthy Baby Boomers should pay more for aged care,major providers say

Australians need to ask whether it’s fair that someone in a $10m mansion pays the same for aged care as someone with a modest home in the suburbs.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
You have to hand it to Boomers,they’ve won the economic generation game

You have to hand it to Boomers,they’ve won the economic generation game

To expect their less-well-off descendants to fund their continued privilege is,well,a bit rich.

  • byAntoinette Lattouf