Ten not-for-profit organisations who will receive about $493 million over five years to establish a new network of 16 Carer Gateway service to support the important work of the nation’s unpaid carers.
The interim report from the Senate Inquiry into the Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and accreditation framework for protecting residents from abuse and poor practices.
Elder Abuse is often a hidden problem in our society. Behaviours that we would find completely abhorrent and unacceptable, are often experienced by older people – and this abuse frequently goes unreported.