Shrinkflation has started to hit most products on our supermarket shelves – and now it’s coming for our aged care.
The deal ends a long-running stalemate between the federal and state governments.
While we baulk at the price of a luxury car,for many Australians,the most expensive purchase they will ever make isn’t a Ferrari – it’s aged care.
The government has approved plans to develop a historic hospital site in Waverley into a seniors living and aged care hub after an eight-year planning battle.
Staff and residents at an aged care home in a small town in western Victoria had nowhere to go when a fast-moving grassfire swept over their facility.
Ministers met in Brisbane after releasing a report card that counted more than 3000 elderly and disabled Australians stuck in public hospitals.
While it can be easy to pass off rising costs as profiteering by retirement village operators,the truth isn’t so simple.
Nearly half a million Australians live with dementia. But for people like Hope Island resident Bill Leavy,it’s not just about losing memory.
The most expensive hospital stays include $650,000 for pneumonia and $621,000 for a kidney infection,but there’s one trend that has health funds worried.
Choice is supposed to be at the heart of the retirement village experience. But when it comes to paying,many companies offer only one option.