2024 Hunter Elder Law & Capacity Symposium: Advocating for the rights of older Australians
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Law Matters Podcast: The Impact of Elder Law on Older Australians with Rodney Lewis AM
Growing older is a privilege, but let’s face it, older Australians are not always treated
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Film uncovers the shocking housing crisis facing older Australian Women
Did you see the powerful and devastating ABC documentary recently about the housing crisis facing
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Catherine Henry Lawyers a finalist in Australian Women in Law Awards
A leading Hunter-based law firm that champions women’s legal issues and advocates for gender equality
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Mandating aged care workforce vaccinations to keep our frail aged safe
Aged care advocates are highly critical of what they see as unacceptable delay on the
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Free eBook to help people use the law to navigate Growing Older
A Hunter law firm has produced a free legal guide to help people successfully plan
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New legal push to stem chemical restraint of aged care residents
Two law firms are teaming up to use a new legal push to help residents
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Retirement villages can be a great lifestyle investment | Video
Retirement villages can be a great lifestyle investment. However, retirement village contracts can be
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Catherine Henry Lawyers a finalist in 2021 Hunter Business Awards
Leading regional NSW health and relationship law firm, Catherine Henry Lawyers, is a three time
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Netflix film ‘I Care a Lot’ shines spotlight on mental capacity
The Netflix film I Care a Lot has got people thinking about mental capacity and
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Time to dust off the contracts: NSW retirement village laws are changing
Retirement village contracts are set for a shakeup this year, thanks to new legislation passed
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Do residents with financial means receive better quality aged care?
On 9 February 2021, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety published new
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Do manufactured home parks offer a good lifestyle?
Manufactured home parks (also known as residential land lease communities) are one option for older
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Newcastle lawyer Tanya Chapman says COVID-19 is a factor in the apparent rise of elder abuse
Catherine Henry Lawyers’ Senior Associate, Tanya Chapman, explains how business can stymie elder abuse. Where
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Legal repercussions for a lawyer and carer perpetrating financial elder abuse
A matter is currently before the Court relating to an elderly man suffering financial abuse,
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Aged care performance data must be made public
Consumers need easy access to data about the performance of individual aged care facilities so
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Unique Problems Indigenous Australians Face in Relation to Aged Care
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has appropriately spent time looking at
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Royal Commission hearings wrap up
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety had its final hearings wrap up
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Budget 2020 failed to address the urgent and life-threatening issues in aged care
The 2020 federal budget has failed to address the systemic problems in aged care that
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Homeless Older Women
The number of homeless older women in Australia is increasing, according to the annual State of
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When family members financially exploit the elderly | Our Client’s Story
When our elderly client’s property had been sold and the sale proceeds were kept by
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Covid-19 shows the cracks in our aged care system
This week is Aged Care Week and, sadly, the plight of older Australians living in
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3 must have inclusions in your residential aged care agreement
Once you have accepted a place at an aged care facility or nursing home, they
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Catherine Henry Lawyers in the running for two prestigious Australian Law Awards
Leading regional NSW based law firm, Catherine Henry Lawyers, is in the running for two
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UPDATE: New Aged Care Visitor Access Code helps families and residents during COVID-19 pandemic
The New Aged Care Visitor Code has been updated with a range of changes including
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Updated advice for residential aged care facilities on minimising Covid-19’s impact
There has been media and community attention on the issue of minimising the impact of
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The impact of COVID-19 on aged care
Here’s our summary of some of the latest information and developments in relation to aged
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Amended laws allow aged care residents to live with their family during COVID-19
The Australian parliament has amended the Aged Care Act, 1997 to allow aged care residents
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Inquiry into Newmarch House deaths needed
The tragic number of deaths at Newmarch House exposes all that is wrong with Australia’s
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Aged Care Royal Commission update – Adelaide workshop and hearing
Adelaide Workshop on Aged Care Program Redesign The first public session of the Royal Commission
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New research shows what’s needed to improve home care packages for older Australians
New Australian Government commissioned research by Dr Sarah Russell, Kristy Siostrom, Iain Edwards and Velandai
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New reports show Australia lagging internationally on aged care
Two new major reports for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety by
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Top 10 tips for older people to avoid elder abuse
It is estimated that at least five per cent of older people experience some kind
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Aged Care Royal Commission Update – Canberra hearing
The Aged Care Royal Commission into Quality and Safety held a hearing in Canberra from
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On the 12th day of Christmas… review your Estate Plan
Starting your holidays? You might finally be able to take some downtime to stop and
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‘Tis the season… to be protected from financial elder abuse
Christmas is a joyful time for many, but as we know navigating the holiday season
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Aged Care Royal Commission Update – Hobart hearing and Newcastle forum
The Royal Commission in to Aged Care Quality and Safety recently held a hearing in
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Statement at the Aged Care Royal Commission Newcastle Community Forum
On Wednesday 27 November, our Principal, Catherine Henry, spoke at the Aged Care Royal Commission’s
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Regional hearings and forums for the Royal Commission into Aged Care
The latest hearings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have wrapped
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The Royal Commission to Aged Care Quality and Safety Hearings
The second and third Melbourne hearings of the Royal Commission to Aged Care Quality and
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Redraft of the aged care act needed
The Aged Care Act 1997 needs to be rewritten to improve safety and quality in
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Younger people in residential aged care – Melbourne Aged Care Royal Commission
The first Melbourne hearing inquired into younger people in residential aged care, with a focus
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New Snapshot Report on Aged Care for Indigenous Australians
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its latest welfare snapshot series report.
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Explosive evidence from the Brisbane Aged Care Royal Commission hearing
This month’s Brisbane hearings of the Aged Care Royal Commission highlighted fundamental problems with the
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Mildura hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission
Mildura was host to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearing between July
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Darwin and Cairns hearings of the Aged Care Royal Commission
The most recent Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Darwin and
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Perth hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission
The Perth hearing of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety inquired into
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Broome Hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission
The Broome hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission has been completed and the Perth
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What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts When You Die
Have you ever thought about what happens to your social media accounts when you die?
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Elder abuse: key issues and emerging evidence
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has release a paper Elder abuse: key issues and
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Should reporting of elder abuse be mandatory?
The concept of mandating the reporting of elder abuse is controversial and draws parallels with
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Sydney hearings of the Royal Commission complete
The Aged Care Royal Commission held its latest hearings in Sydney. They took place between
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Elder abuse should be viewed as a criminal offence
You may have seen a recent news story about two elderly individuals with dementia who
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