Aged Care Staff who treat the aged with love and respect After reading the heartbreaking interim report , I realise how lucky my parents were to…Sarah RussellNovember 2, 2019
Social issues Preserve our beaches, not our beach boxes My family has had a beach box on Mt Martha North Beach since 1935. However,…Sarah RussellAugust 19, 2019
Aged Care Improving Transparency In The Aged Care Sector Will Benefit Everyone Last week, I was invited to comment on the requirement in the new Aged Care Quality Standards…Sarah RussellJuly 10, 2019
Aged Care On resuscitation and a good death in aged care Last week, the royal commission into aged care quality and safety addressed dying in an…Sarah RussellJuly 4, 2019
Aged Care Fear of litigation Rather than offer a genuine apology for a staff member assaulting her father, management at…Sarah RussellJune 27, 2019
Aged Care Older People At Risk Of Being Financially Abused – By Their Children The United Nations (UN) has designated today (15 June) as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The…Sarah RussellJune 4, 2019
Aged Care Failing older people We are hearing heartbreaking stories at the aged care Royal commission. However, the stories are…Sarah RussellMay 11, 2019
PoliticsSocial issues Refugee policies I acknowledge the Wurunjeri people of the Kulin Nation and recognise their continuing connection to…Sarah RussellMay 10, 2019
EnvironmentSocial issues Look to the trees A fire has destroyed the 850 year old Gothic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Macron…Sarah RussellApril 18, 2019
Social issues Greens’ woes continue A review of the Victorian Greens state election campaign misses the point. This is not…Sarah RussellMarch 30, 2019