#carers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #carers, aggregated by home.social.
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Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie AldersonThe uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054
#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson
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Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?
By Anne ConnollyIf the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.
#AgedCare #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #RoyalCommissions #Health #CommunityandSociety #OlderPeople #Carers #LawCrimeandJustice #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #AnneConnolly
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Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva BlandisCriminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.
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Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva BlandisCriminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.
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Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva BlandisCriminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.
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Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva BlandisCriminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.
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Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva BlandisCriminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.
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DWP pursued woman’s employer for nonexistent ‘benefit debt’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/dwp-pursued-womans-employer-for-nonexistent-benefit-debt #Carers #Benefits #CarersAllowance #UkNews #Society #UniversalCredit
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The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”
“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens -
Inside a family's 'exhausting' battle with the #NDIS to support disabled son https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/perth-family-ndis-support-battle-/106328150 #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #Children #Carers #Disability #AusPol #Discrimination
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🌟 Did you discover our 'Researcher spotlight' in the latest issue of Changing Populations, our newsletter magazine? If not, you missed some great interviews, announcements and resources 🌟
▶️ Navigate to section 10 to read the full round-up: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/WzAYgcw05ELXCdXJ?ref=Link
#socialscience #economics #demography #eventhistoryanalysis #carers #caring #intergenerational #generations #migration #REF2029 #BBCRADIO4 #demographic #population #changingpopulations