Some pressing COVID questions for the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Published 21 July 2021
The Greater Sydney lockdown has caused the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to once again close up shop and cease inspections of nursing homes.
Don’t jig the jab!
Published 21 July 2021
The chance of developing complications from an Astra Zeneca COVID-19 jab is about one in a million. If people had a one-in-a-million chance of dying on any day, 999,999 out of one million people would live to be 1,000 years old. There's no excuse not to have the jab. [more]
NSW property tax fanfare turns into dirge
Published 14 July 2021
If the NSW annual property tax proposal isn’t dead, it’s not breathing very well. In fact, this property tax proposal probably wouldn’t voom if you put 10,000 volts through it.
The how-could-they-miss-it part of home care: big items
Published 14 July 2021
Home Care Packages are great but do not take into account that they also need to pay for expensive one-off items. What can be done about that?
Will your phone work with 3G networks on the way out?
Published 14 July 2021
The 3G network will soon be shut down. This will mean certain older mobile phones will no longer work. Now is the perfect time to find out if your phone will still be functional when the 3G network is switched off.
Centrelink: Give us information pensioners, or else!
Published 7 July 2021
The Centrelink culture of making demands, not requests, and backing these demands up by heavy-handed threats has now been extended to Age Pensioners through the new income reporting system.
The future of your super starts on 1 November
Published 7 July 2021
Important changes to super as part of the Your Future Your Super reforms, but concerns remain.
The unhealthy outlook of NSW Health on regional, rural and remote health
Published 7 July 2021
Lack of funding is regarded by many for the poor state of regional, rural and remote healthcare, but the main cause may lie elsewhere.
Where can you get more than one-third of a per cent for your cash?
Published 30 June 2021
One-third of a measly one per cent is all you get if you put your hard-earned in an annual term deposit. Isn’t there anything anywhere that pays more?
NSW Budget: another missed opportunity for social and other affordable housing
Published 30 June 2021
Plans to tackle housing affordability were nowhere to be seen in the latest NSW budget meanwhile the NSW Government pockets a cool $9 billion from stamp duty revenue as the housing market boom continues.
Energy savings are on the way
Published 30 June 2021
A new law requires energy retailers to pass on savings to customers. With energy wholesale costs falling, energy savings are expected to flow on to households in late 2021.
Committee finds nurses in nursing homes is a good thing
Published 23 June 2021
NSW is the only state requiring a registered nurse to be on site 24/7 in all NSW nursing homes. The NSW Government wants to get rid of this provision.
Beware of financial abuse as you get older!
Published 23 June 2021
Getting older may mean getting more vulnerable and there are some who will exploit that vulnerability.
NSW Regional Seniors Travel Card: here to stay?
Published 23 June 2021
Is it here to stay? The NSW Regional Seniors Travel Card will be funded for another two years!
The Govt’s plan to keep the Home Care Packages waiting list
Published 16 June 2021
New Home Care Packages continue to be announced by the Federal Government to eliminate the long waiting list. However, will a new home support program shift the problem rather than fix it once and for all?
COVID-19 passport is here!
Published 16 June 2021
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status is now available in Australia. However, where and how it can or must be used has not yet been revealed.
What the future holds for NSW
Published 16 June 2021
A NSW Government report reveals what NSW will look like in 2061. What is needed to address the current housing situation?
Will 1 July Medicare changes lead to higher out-of-pocket costs?
Published 9 June 2021
Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule mean that for many MBS items the MBS fee will go up or down. This will then change the gap between the MBS fee and the medical specialist’s fee. Who will be affected?
Aged care vaccine roll-out: residents OK but staff forgotten
Published 9 June 2021
The Australian Government and the federal Department of Health have copped heavy criticism over the nursing home vaccine roll-out. Is it justified?
Oral health of older people continues to be ignored
Published 9 June 2021
Existing public dental schemes need greater funding to be turned into entitlement schemes so anyone at any age can receive the dental care they need.
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