The reformed Serious Incident Response Scheme strengthens the rules on neglect, psychological harm and open disclosure. One thing it doesn’t guarantee is family access to the written incident report.

A dying man who slept in a Bunnings chair while waiting for aged care funding received his money two days after he died. Neil ...

Discretionary trusts are about to face a minimum 30% tax. The government says it’s about fairness between income from assets ...

Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro can deliver significant results, but with monthly costs reaching hundreds of ...

An aged care worker who campaigned to scrap English tests for nurses has been accused of trying to force-feed residents, ...

After 48 years in the same house, Sarah is preparing to move into a retirement home following the loss of her husband.

Australian law requires people to keep decision-making capacity until they are close to death, which dementia rarely allows. Palliative Care Australia warns that people adapt to a “new normal”, and a ...

For almost a year, the Government said its aged care assessment tool was working as intended. Last week it announced an ...