#agecare — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #agecare, aggregated by home.social.
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Those people will not be "staying in their home" when they get old and require care. They will need publicly funded age care places because they will have no equity with which to buy a place in a facility.
How is the government going to provide for this under the current system of private providers of factory-farm age care?
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Those people will not be "staying in their home" when they get old and require care. They will need publicly funded age care places because they will have no equity with which to buy a place in a facility.
How is the government going to provide for this under the current system of private providers of factory-farm age care?
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/21/i-thought-when-my-mother-went-into-aged-care-my-daily-work-would-be-over-i-was-wrong
This is a damning indictment of the four-profit age care system
#auspol
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/21/i-thought-when-my-mother-went-into-aged-care-my-daily-work-would-be-over-i-was-wrong
This is a damning indictment of the four-profit age care system
#auspol
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My worry here is that there are, albeit a very, very few, who can understand these contracts even vaguely
Give this job to the lawyers at Apple or Google and these oldies can be compelled to extract their teeth and fingernails before being kicked up the arse
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My worry here is that there are, albeit a very, very few, who can understand these contracts even vaguely
Give this job to the lawyers at Apple or Google and these oldies can be compelled to extract their teeth and fingernails before being kicked up the arse
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The whole age care system in Australia is a hangover of the neo-liberal fixation with markets and small-government. It is intended to make profits for providers and reduce the size of the government budget.
The only real solution is to bring THE WHOLE OF IT back into government hands and to fund it appropriately.
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https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/18041/2sn678o5
I strongly suspect that the end point of the current approach to aged care funding is that your superannuation balance (regardless of how big or small) will be required to be transferred to the aged care operator when you access residential care.
After all, they have long hammered the point that "Super is to be spent on retirement living"
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https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/18041/2sn678o5
I strongly suspect that the end point of the current approach to aged care funding is that your superannuation balance (regardless of how big or small) will be required to be transferred to the aged care operator when you access residential care.
After all, they have long hammered the point that "Super is to be spent on retirement living"
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So, my mother-in-law needs to access gardening services under her age care package. Unfortunately there are NO providers listed in her area.
So, what's the point of her package you might ask? -
So, my mother-in-law needs to access gardening services under her age care package. Unfortunately there are NO providers listed in her area.
So, what's the point of her package you might ask? -
Anyone know of tips on cutting very thick short hair on a bedridden person whose head is always on a pillow? #neisvoid #disability #agecare #hair #haircut
My gran has hair going every direction from always being on a pillow. I can cut all of it off but it would be nice if I could leave her with a bit that looked okay.
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Anyone know of tips on cutting very thick short hair on a bedridden person whose head is always on a pillow? #neisvoid #disability #agecare #hair #haircut
My gran has hair going every direction from always being on a pillow. I can cut all of it off but it would be nice if I could leave her with a bit that looked okay.
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Older Australians are increasingly opting to receive care at home rather than in residential aged care… (what a surprise, no one likes the new very profitable self regulated #agecare providers) #privatisation #greed
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-11/budget-aged-care-measures-and-home-care/102328544
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Older Australians are increasingly opting to receive care at home rather than in residential aged care… (what a surprise, no one likes the new very profitable self regulated #agecare providers) #privatisation #greed
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-11/budget-aged-care-measures-and-home-care/102328544
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It is a live question whether used car salesmen or age care providers rank lower in the trust stakes at the moment.
#auspol
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*What to do if your parent or partner needs Aged Care*
The system in Australia seems almost purpose-built to be difficult to both understand and navigate. Consequently, the first thing you need to do is to talk to a HUMAN. Go to the CARE FINDER page, locate a service in the region you are interested in, and make an appointment for a chat. It's a free service and they can really help you navigate what the best choice for you and your loved one will be.
