Granny flat arrangements to offer greater protections for older people
Published 28 April 2021
A new law to be introduced on 1 July 2021 will incentivise people to create formal contracts when opting into a granny flat arrangement, greatly reducing the risk of financial abuse.
Unprepared to meet somebody else’s maker: advance care planning
Published 21 April 2021
Advance care planning is not just about making a statement about what medical care you do and don’t want if and when you are too unwell to make decisions. It is also about making sure that the person making the decisions for you knows what to do. [more]
CPSA has been heard on non-compliant funeral homes
Published 21 April 2021
The NSW Government has announced a blitz on funeral homes not clearly displaying the cost of goods and services. A good first step, with hopefully more to come.
National Power of Attorney reform now!
Published 21 April 2021
Everyone agrees financial abuse needs to be addressed urgently so why is every state and territory muddling along with their own legislation?
Banks take one step forward and two steps back
Published 14 April 2021
Banks address financial abuse but continue to close branches and in doing so put people at a greater risk of financial abuse.
More women join self-managed super on less money
Published 14 April 2021
Self-managed super is very popular among women on low to medium incomes, ATO data shows.
Centrelink continues cosying up to rent-to-buy loan-sharks
Published 14 April 2021
Ruthless rent-to-buy operations rely on Centrelink to collect their debts through a mechanism set up to protect vulnerable welfare recipients, and it’s all in the name of freedom to choose.
The right to basic nursing home information
Published 7 April 2021
During its two-and-a-bit years of existence, the Aged Care Royal Commission compiled fifty quality indicators about residential aged care. The Department of Health has managed to compile three since 1997, the year the Aged Care Act commenced. [more]
Cheap(er) NBN connections on the way
Published 7 April 2021
Cheaper internet plans for people on low-incomes, but they’re really not that cheap and it is questionable that anyone would want them.
Aged Care Star Ratings System needs people power
Published 31 March 2021
The US star rating system for nursing homes is being manipulated. Should Australia introduce a similar system, or should it at least build in an extra protection?
ACCC and CPSA go after funeral homes
Published 31 March 2021
The ACCC has once again turned its sights on the Australian funeral industry, and CPSA is happy to do its bit!
Ageism affects health, jobs and economy: WHO global report
Published 31 March 2021
It’s official: the older you get, the more age discrimination you will encounter of the kind that really hurts your health, your job.
Aussies alarmingly complacent about exercise and heart health: new data
Published 31 March 2021
Heart Foundation research came up with some alarming findings, prompting the organisation to launch an initiative where you let your feet do the walking.
Financial hardship and the NSW property tax
Published 24 March 2021
WHEN the NSW property tax comes in, nobody will have to pay it. You only pay it if you want to pay it. How good is that?! Too good, is the answer. Too good to be true.
Centrelink call centre: real people, please, not robots
Published 24 March 2021
The way Centrelink deals with people shows enormous disrespect for these people'. Take Centrelink's Older Australians Line, which uses menus and voice recognition to the point where it drives people mad.
Older survivors of domestic violence more at risk of abuse
Published 24 March 2021
A recently published research study has found that women who survive domestic violence are more at risk of experiencing abuse in later life.
How wages matter when you’re retired
Published 17 March 2021
Retired and no longer receiving a pay packet? On the Age Pension? Then wage growth no longer matters to you, does it? Or does it?
NSW is running out of graves: review
Published 17 March 2021
NSW is running out of graves, or rather, the eastern seaboard is. It has prompted sweeping recommendations from a review of the NSW funeral industry.
Extra super tax breaks for the wealthy
Published 17 March 2021
While the fight is on about a legislated increase of compulsory super contributions, the caps on what can be voluntarily contributed by those with the dosh have been increased as legislated.
Aged Care Royal Commission finds the solutions but not the money
Published 10 March 2021
The Aged Care Royal Commission's final report offers a cure for the system's ills, but can Australia afford its prescription?
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