Editorials

WA carer charged with assault of 92-year-old woman in aged care

Nov 15 2016 Updated May 3, 2023

The Weekly Source

1 min read

The 38-year-old Midland woman has been charged with five counts of aggravated common assault on the resident.

The charges followed a police investigation into the incidents which allegedly took place at the nursing home at Midland in Perth between September 20 and October 3 this year.

She is due to appear before the local Magistrates Court on November 25.

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Government Policy

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Caroline Egan

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Bain Capital assesses what’s best for fattened Estia Health 23 months after $838M buy

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Ian Horswill

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Opinion

The retirement village identity crisis

It is with great interest we are following the developments in South Australia regarding the planning classification of retirement villages as ‘essential infrastructure’. The catalyst? Senior Australians locked in hospital beds with no place to...

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James Wiltshire

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Our big idea: co-located retirement villages can solve hospital ‘bed occupancy’ in 16 weeks

Across Australia 2,000 hospital beds now hold 2,000 older Australians getting sicker, waiting for an aged care bed. The cost: $1,500 to $2,000 per day. Could co-located retirement villages offer a solution?

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The retirement village identity crisis

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James Wiltshire

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Opinion

Is prevention – and Hospital in the Home – the only cure for an ailing health system?

Australia needs more aged care beds and more Home Care Packages – but we also need to stop treating hospitals as the first and last resort. That means a focus on prevention – and on alternative models like Hospital in the Home.

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Lauren Broomham

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Opinion

These new retirement villages show providing care is here and now

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Ian Horswill

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