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This section of YourLifeChoices website is devoted to helping you to negotiate the tips and traps of ageing well at home or in residential care. And how you can make the best choices in aged care, whether for yourself, your parents or a loved one.
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Residential and in-home aged care ‘needs urgent redesign’
Yes, the system is only as good as the worker that walks through the door
COVID-19 deaths put spotlight on aged care failures
God! It's like watching the terribly cruel treatment of exported livestock animals choking and cooking
Nurses urge government to support aged care action plan
My understanding is that the federal government FUND the aged care system but the states