by Amanda Cassar | Sep 29, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, Elderly, Retirement
It read, “I’m old, not stupid – What older people think but don’t say.” The title of a booklet caught my eye recently. This book is a popular and sought after read for family members with elderly relatives. The title echoes the irritation about the way many ‘younger’...
by Amanda Cassar | Sep 14, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, News
Victoria has steadily maintained its downward trend of daily coronavirus infections, with 41 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. The state recorded 37 new cases yesterday, the lowest figure since June 25, at the start of the state’s second wave. It is also...
by Amanda Cassar | Sep 7, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, News
Aged care facilities will now have to employ on-site infection control officers to receive COVID-19 prevention funding as new data has revealed the federal regulator did not enforce national infection prevention standards in some homes until tragically late. A...
by Amanda Cassar | Aug 10, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, News
Queensland has recorded one new case of COVID overnight. This is said to be a person who travelled from overseas and is in currently in hotel quarantine. In the last 24 hours there were 8,549 COVID-19 tests in Qld The overseas traveller is in hotel quarantine South...
by Amanda Cassar | Apr 9, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, Centrelink
As you probably know, capital losses from falling share prices are realised only if the company goes into liquidation or the shares are sold. Leaving investments intact may well offer the best chance to rebuild balances when markets pick up again, as they eventually...
by Amanda Cassar | Apr 6, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, Centrelink
Interest rates have been falling a lot faster and a lot longer than deeming rates for Centrelink and Veterans’ Affairs recipients, making it practically to even earn the current deeming rates from bank accounts. Higher-risk investments (in better markets) may...
