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Choosing the wrong payment model for your retirement village apartment could cost you $386,000. That's the number consumer advocate Rachel Lane put to operators at the National Retirement Living Summit, and it's a wake-up call for the whole sector.

Australia's retirement living sector has never had it better. So why can't it keep up? - Hellocare

Aged care relies on a predominantly female workforce working around the clock. New research is investigating whether the demands of shift work can make menopause symptoms even harder to manage.

Could shift work make menopause symptoms worse? New study seeks answers - Hellocare

A grandmother’s love knew no bounds when she donated her kidney to her 5-year-old grandson, giving him a new chance at life. Read their inspiring story of courage and hope.

Courageous grandma donates kidney to save her 5-year-old grandson's life - Hellocare

A daughter has appeared in court accused of poisoning her elderly parents with fatal doses of insulin a year apart. The prosecution alleges the deaths were deliberate, while the accused maintains her innocence.

Daughter accused of killing elderly parents with insulin - Hellocare

Could a popular arthritis supplement be doing more harm than good for some older adults? Researchers are raising fresh concerns about glucosamine and Alzheimer’s disease.

Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer’s, new research shows - Hellocare

A major Human Rights Commission report reveals widespread ageism in Australia’s health system, with older people dismissed, excluded and put at risk of poorer outcomes, slower recovery and earlier death.

Ageism in healthcare is costing older Australians years of life. A new report shows how deep the rot goes - Hellocare

Aged care ssessors collect the data. The algorithm makes the call. No one can override it. That is the system that Labor is currently defending and that is the system the Coalition is now moving to dismantle.

Coalition vows to give aged care assessors the power to overrule the algorithm - Hellocare Assessors collect the data. The algorithm makes the call. No one can override it. That is the system Labor built. That is the system the Coalition is now moving to dismantle.

Can your NDIS funding cover a carpet steam clean? Technically, no, sometimes yes, and it depends who you ask. Here's a clear-eyed look at the rules, the workarounds, and what needs to change.

Do you charge extra to steam clean? Why NDIS rules around carpet cleaning suck - Hellocare Can your NDIS funding cover a carpet steam clean? Technically no, sometimes yes, and it depends who you ask. Here's a clear-eyed look at the rules, the workarounds, and what needs to change.

A lot has changed over the last 30 years regarding the elderly, and research has come the realisation that terms like that can be hurtful, and they also dilute the real problems and causes of cognitive impairment like dementia.

Is language like 'seniors' and 'elderly' disrespectful to refer to someone over 65? - Hellocare A lot has changed over the last 30 years in regards to elderly, and with three decades worth of education and research has come the realisation that terms like that can be hurtful, and they also dilute the real problems and causes of cognitive impairment like dementia.

Over 4,000 submissions to the NDIS inquiry. Three days of hearings. Almost no witnesses in support of the bill as written. The government's position? Largely unchanged.

'Posturing': Mark Butler dismisses backlash against the NDIS overhaul and pushes on - Hellocare