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EXPLAINED: My aged care | Vintage Vibes

How to stay in your own home when old age really takes over

The aged care system is complex, but there is help available.

The Canberra Times

If a business other than aged care dished up this service, the owners would be sent to jail

Sedated, starved, neglected: how we're being treated in this system.

The Canberra Times

Aged care: worker says residents left 'laying in their own excrement'

'Staff indicated having only two staff covering 21 consumers over two levels can be difficult to manage consumers' needs in a timely manner.'

Newcastle Herald

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I've been approved for a home care package but how do I choose a provider – and what if I want to switch?

So you’ve been approved for a home care package. Congratulations! This government-funded program can provide you with much-needed assistance to stay independent and live safely in your own home.

The Conversation

1 in 4 households struggle to pay power bills. Here are 5 ways to tackle hidden energy poverty

One in four Australian households are finding it hard to pay their gas and electricity bills. As winter looms, energy price rises will make it even harder. Cold homes and disconnections resulting from energy poverty threaten people’s health and wellbeing.

The Conversation

Aged care broken: workforce shortages a 'genuine concern'

"You get to the point (where) there's all these people who need care and we don't have enough staff ... what do we actually do with those people?"

Newcastle Herald

‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions

Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived

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Calls for aged care rating system to be pulled down after complaints about outdated scores

The federal opposition says a new rating tool for aged care homes is using out-of-date scores and it should be pulled down, but the Health Department says ratings can change daily and providers are given an opportunity to respond before results are published.

ABC News

Aged care in Australia can be tricky to navigate. This guide has got you covered

The ABC has heard multiple stories of confusion, frustration and despair from people encountering the aged care system for the first time. Here's a guide to what you need to know when the time comes.

ABC News

What happens when Pat’s carer doesn’t arrive? Her daughter can’t even get her to the bathroom

A shortage of workers within the aged care industry has left a 68-year-old Queensland woman unable to even help her mother to the toilet when there is no one to fill her carer's shift.

ABC News

NDIA wanted Aboriginal man, 64, who relied on ‘homemade walking stick’ rejected from scheme

Disability insurance agency argued man should instead get aged care services at an earlier age

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