Aged Care Behind the numbers The federal budget cut payments to residential age care providers by $1.2 billion over four…Sarah RussellMay 8, 2016
Aged Care We’re ignoring the needs of our ageing population Aged care needs a shake-up. For older Australians to receive the quality of care they…Sarah RussellApril 17, 2016
Aged CareMy story Mum’s death in an aged care home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCq1ere2hFUSarah RussellMarch 26, 2016
Aged Care Pain is real, not a myth It is tragic that older people commit suicide (The Age, 17/1). The National Coronial Inquiry…Sarah RussellJanuary 20, 2016
Aged Care The aged care gravy train The main providers of residential aged care used to be religious, community-based and charitable organisations;…Sarah RussellJanuary 8, 2016
Aged CareGender Infantilising older women to disguise financial abuse What would make a man eulogise about his dead father at his mother’s funeral and…Sarah RussellNovember 19, 2015
Aged CareSocial issues Risk of abuse escalates Commissioner Susan Ryan suggests the government keep a national register for powers of attorney, so…Sarah RussellNovember 10, 2015
Aged Care Respect living wills I arrived at an aged care facility recently to find a fire truck, 2 Mobile…Sarah RussellAugust 11, 2015
Aged CareHealth Care Too quick to prescribe I am the medical power of attorney of my 91-year-old mother, who lives in an…Sarah RussellAugust 6, 2015