We need better aged care, NOW

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We need better aged care, NOW

Frances Matthews

Saturday 11 January 2025, 10:30 AM

People generally want to stay in their own homes as they get older – what does it take to make that happen?

We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 13 January. In the meantime, please enjoy our Summer Hiatus series, in which our journalists curate an eclectic mix from our news and clinical archives throughout the year, The Conversation and other publications we share content with. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading!

This article was first published online on 17 May 2024.

Frances Matthews considers the future of aged residential care in light of attitudes displayed towards older people during COVID-19

We have come to accept the ethos of aged care as a business. Maybe it is time to think again Aged residential care is under increasing pressure d

Older People

Ageing

Summer Hiatus archive

How to Treat

+How to treat

Polypharmacy

For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 12:50 AM