Entry to a residential aged care home is traumatic for all concerned, and a decision that is never taken lightly. The process is complicated and can be quite lengthy. A question which I am often asked during this process is – how can I afford to pay the Refundable Accommodation...

In its 2017 Budget, the Government announced several measures designed to ease the pressure on spiralling housing prices, particularly in the East Coast capital cities of Melbourne, Sydney and to a lesser degree, Brisbane. I was in Sydney recently on a personal visit and couldn’t help but notice the eye-watering...

Dementia is not a single disease; it is an all-encompassing term describing a range of symptoms that cause parts of the brain to deteriorate progressively. Dementia affects memory, perception, behaviour, language and personality. Alzheimer’s is the most common and well-known form of dementia. I am not going to attempt to...

Living a long and happy life is something that will be found on most people’s list of wishes, desires and goals. But that is not surprising. With average life expectancy of Australians now running well into our eighties, it is undoubtedly a universal goal that we will all want to...