Retirement Villages: tips for contract review
A retirement village is an option you may consider as you get older. There are many factors to consider and…
Negligence Actions against Aged Care Facilities
One avenue for the aggrieved aged care resident or their family is the common law remedy of negligence. This is…
Making an Aged Care Complaint
Do we have – as some suggest – an aged care "crisis”? [1] We hear and read media reports of a…
Why have an Advanced Care Directive
Advanced Care Directives are often overlooked, but no less important than other estate planning documents. For instance, you may have…
When things go wrong: Elder Abuse / Residential Care Issues
What is elder abuse? Elder abuse is any physical, sexual, verbal, psychological, or financial abuse perpetrated against an older adult.…