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Up to 14 residents in one room: how Hunter nursing home is coping with COVID wave

RSL Life Care denies resident's claims that up to 14 people with COVID-19 are in one room sharing one toilet, no shower

Newcastle Herald

Southern Cross Care's overhaul of Tasmanian homes dismissed by union as 'diabolical'

Tasmania's largest aged care provider plans to train food preparation staff to also directly care for residents as part of an operational overhaul, but the union representing many of its workers has labelled it "diabolical".

ABC News

'I want to die, living on the streets is hell. Honestly now, I’d rather die than live on the streets of Cardiff'

"The way people treat you, the way they look at you, they spit at you, the looks, people treat you like dirt"

Wales Online

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Best Place to live in Liverpool if you want to reach 100

There are more centenarians in one neighbourhood than anywhere else in Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

Covid-19 case numbers exploding across Australia as fourth wave takes off

Chief health officers urge people to take up protective measures as Covid hospitalisations double in some states

The Guardian - AU

Successful labour agreement in Bega aged care facility could be solution to workforce shortages

A NSW aged care organisation is bringing 25 migrant staff on board every year and says labour agreements could be used by businesses across Australia.

ABC News

Aged care workers are getting a 15 per cent pay rise – but is it enough?

Aged care workers are set for a 15 per cent wage rise, but who gets it, and will it be enough to keep people in the industry?

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Aged care unions welcome pay bump

Unions have welcomed a 15 per cent pay rise for some aged care workers but say the wage increases should be bigger and broader.

AAP

Australia’s aged care workers win 15% pay rise and minister says it’s the ‘first step’

Fair Work Commission accepts that ‘feminised industries’ such as care work have been ‘historically undervalued’

The Guardian - AU

Umpire delivers 15pct aged care wage rise

Aged care workers have been awarded an interim 15 per cent pay rise by the Fair Work Commission, but unions say it is only the first step.

AAP

Aged care homes to provide 24/7 nurses

Around-the-clock nurses will now be required in aged care homes across the country after the Albanese government's reforms passed in the Senate.

AAP

Glasgow’s 40-year-olds have the 'shortest life expectancy in UK'

The worrying result of new research from Guardian Carers suggests that at 40 Glaswegian women can expect to live 9.3 years less in the city then their counterparts in affluent Kensington and Chelsea.

Glasgow Live

Billions set aside for aged care reforms

The government will spend billions in the federal budget overhauling the aged care sector, while COVID-19 response measures are also being extended.

AAP

Adrenaline loving 90-year-old wants older generation to not see age as a barrier

Mercy Baggs has teamed up with Wiltshire Farm Foods to offer thrill-seeking over 55s the chance to fulfil wishes on their bucket lists.

The Independent UK

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Newcastle Herald

Problems continue to emerge in aged care long after the royal commission

Systemic problems across aged care

Newcastle Herald

'So lonely they could cry': nursing home apologises, put 'on notice'

Bupa Waratah is on notice for having too few skilled staff to deliver and manage safe, quality care.

Daily Mirror

World's oldest practising doctor, 100, who works 9 hour days reveals secret to long life

Guinness World Record holder Howard Tucker, who continues to see patients twice a week as well as being a TikTok star, never followed a strict diet and had some near misses

Nottingham Post

Pensioners urged not to unplug personal alarm units to save on energy costs

"It is vital they do not forfeit their personal alarm units in a bid to preserve cash"

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The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: I retrained as a hospice nurse – and lost my fear of death

A year after being widowed, Laura Horn began volunteering in a hospice, sitting with people who were about to die. She soon realised she could do more for them …

The Guardian - UK

Grey gap year: the over-60s with a taste for travel on a budget

Boomers are eschewing the traditional cruise holiday in favour of exploring the world with a backpack or in a camper van

Chronicle Live

Care home knitting group deliver 300 hats to keep babies on the RVI's special care unit warm this winter

Knitters at a Durham care home have made 300 hats, extra cardigans and blankets for vulnerable newborns.

The Independent UK

Struggling hospices fear demand for beds will grow as dying patients can’t afford to heat homes

Exclusive: Struggling hospices could be forced to cut back services or close as energy bills soar

Tribune News Service

Ezra Edward Hill Sr., a WWII veteran from Baltimore believed to be the oldest living man in US, dies at 111

BALTIMORE — Ezra Edward Hill Sr., a war veteran, revered Little League manager and beloved shop owner who met the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali at his Baltimore shoe store, died Oct. 4. The supercentenarian was 111.

Irish Mirror

Couple celebrating 75th anniversary say having a row every day is the secret to a long marriage

A couple who have been married for 75 years say 'a daily row' is key to happiness. Josephine and Alfred Waterfield have reached their 100th birthdays and have told what the secret of their longevity is. They met in a pub while Josephine worked as a

Daily Mirror

Oldest victim in Ireland petrol station explosion was in remission after cancer battle

The oldest victim of the Ireland petrol station explosion was a 59-year-old man who had recently found out he was in remission following a brave battle with cancer

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