It is pleasing to see that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will resume hearings next month after pausing in light of coronavirus - this coincides with…
There has been media and community attention on the issue of minimising the impact of COVID-19 in residential aged care facilities (RACFs), particularly in relation to visitor access and healthcare…
Aged care advocates have worked with the aged care industry to develop a national visitor access code for aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The code was developed after…
The Australian parliament has amended the Aged Care Act, 1997 to allow aged care residents to live with their family during COVID-19 without penalty. The amendment ensures the Government will…
When our client’s elderly sister made Will changes, removing her family and leaving her estate to a young couple she had just met, concerns of possible elder abuse were raised…
The tragic number of deaths at Newmarch House exposes all that is wrong with Australia’s residential aged care system and why the Australian government needs to undertake urgent reform to…
We successfully settled a negligence claim for our client who suffered mental harm (also known as ‘nervous shock’) when her mother was murdered by a nursing assistant at a facility…
In 2017, British television presenter and entertainer, Bruce Forsyth, passed away at the age of 89 years. According to media reports, he left an estate worth 17 million pounds to…
Adelaide Workshop on Aged Care Program Redesign The first public session of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality for 2020 was a workshop on the redesign of…
New Australian Government commissioned research by Dr Sarah Russell, Kristy Siostrom, Iain Edwards and Velandai Srikanth shows tighter regulation of providers of home care packages is one of a number…
Two new major reports for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety by Flinders University researchers show that Australia is lagging well behind other overseas countries when it…
It is estimated that at least five per cent of older people experience some kind of financial elder abuse by family members or carers. Common elder abuse scenarios include: attorneys…
The Aged Care Royal Commission into Quality and Safety held a hearing in Canberra from December 9 to 13. The Canberra hearing inquired into interfaces between the aged care system…
Christmas is a joyful time for many, but as we know navigating the holiday season can be fraught with challenges. Whilst financial elder abuse may not be top of mind,…
The Royal Commission in to Aged Care Quality and Safety recently held a hearing in Hobart and conducted a Community Forum in Newcastle. Hobart hearing The Hobart Hearing inquired into…
On Wednesday 27 November, our Principal, Catherine Henry, spoke at the Aged Care Royal Commission's Newcastle Community Forum. Her statement follows. I am a health and aged care lawyer practising…
The latest hearings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety have wrapped up in Mudgee. The three day hearing inquired into the shortfalls and challenges in aged…
The second and third Melbourne hearings of the Royal Commission to Aged Care Quality and Safety have inquired into diversity in aged care and the aged care workforce, respectively. Hearing…
The Aged Care Act 1997 needs to be rewritten to improve safety and quality in aged care says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) ahead of the release of the preliminary…
The first Melbourne hearing inquired into younger people in residential aged care, with a focus on impact, drivers and appropriateness of allocation policy as well as how to best support…
We helped one of the families featured in the second part of Who Cares?, the ABC TV Four Corners expose into the aged care sector, to fight for justice. [The…
This month’s Brisbane hearings of the Aged Care Royal Commission highlighted fundamental problems with the regulation of our aged care system. As well as nursing home residents, their families and…
Mildura was host to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearing between July 29 and 31. According to senior counsel assisting the commission, Peter Gray, QC, the town…
The most recent Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety hearings in Darwin and Cairns highlighted some of the fundamental problems in Australia’s aged care sector - a lack…
The Perth hearing of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety inquired into the nature of person-centred care, advanced care planning and palliative care services. As is the…
We successfully settled a negligence claim for our client who suffered mental harm (also known as ‘nervous shock’) when her 80-year old father was murdered by a nursing assistant at…
The Broome hearing of the Aged Care Royal Commission has been completed and the Perth hearing is now underway, June 24 to 28. The Broome public hearing inquired into access…
Have you ever thought about what happens to your social media accounts when you die? Your digital footprint can remain long after death. However, each social media platform has its…
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has release a paper Elder abuse: key issues and emerging evidence. The paper provides an overview of elder abuse in Australia. It discusses key…
The concept of mandating the reporting of elder abuse is controversial and draws parallels with mandatory reporting of child abuse. While mandatory reporting has existed in some US states for…