Aged care
Analysis
Analysis
How to ensure you don’t end up in aged care limbo
A retirement village with an aged care home on the same property can seem like a great long-term plan, but the financial barriers can be significant.
- by Rachel Lane
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Analysis
Retirement living
Why are people inflating their wealth for better aged care?
Retirees are artificially inflating the value of their assets, in numerous instances borrowing money to get the accommodation of their choice.
- by Rachel Lane
How two chefs from an Australian aged care home beat the world’s best cooks
Chefs David Martin and Harry Shen are acutely aware of the bad reputation that surrounds food in aged care. It’s something they want to change.Â
- by Henrietta Cook
Analysis
Analysis
Unlicensed aged care advice could hinder your later retirement years
Families need advice they can trust on the often complicated fee structures of aged care homes.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Retirement living
How retirement village residents could get better quality care
The lack of choice provided to retirement village residents is unfair but the inefficiencies, added costs and delays that are caused are ludicrous.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Healthcare
Learn from my mistakes: What not to do when applying for a health card
Given the savings on offer, you might wonder why more people haven’t applied for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Perhaps they heard about my misadventures.
- by Kaye Fallick
Opinion
Federal budget
Work on this year’s budget has started. Welcome to rent-seekers central
The Albanese government knows what it should do to manage the economy better, but lacks the courage to do more than a little.
- by Ross Gittins
Does the solution to the aged care crisis lie with Australia’s beekeepers?
Australia’s population aged 85 and older will more than double over the next two decades. Is a crisis inevitable?
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Opinion
Why you now must plan for aged care during retirement
The looming changes to the aged care system announced this week means it’s something we now all need to plan for.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
For subscribers
Most Baby Boomers have had a dream run and should pay more for their aged care
The cost of aged care will grow hugely in the coming decade. Older Australians, who have the means to pay more for their own care, should do so.
- by Ross Gittins
Wealthy would pay at least $20 a day more in aged care overhaul
An expert taskforce has told the Albanese government that taxpayers should fully cover the care costs of older Australians, but not certain living expenses.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos