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03/11/2026

Should aged care workers turn off the shower to soap residents, or keep it running for warmth? Cold showers risk chills and strip dignity, leaving residents feeling “hosed off.”

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/should-you-turn-the-water-off-to-soap-a-resident-or-keep-the-shower-running/

02/11/2026

With South Australia’s new smoking ban for aged care homes weeks away, older smokers are finding fewer doors open. Queensland already restricts smoking at residential aged care homes, SA fines will reach up to $5,000, and home care can’t fill the gap. Is your family facing this? Here’s what you need to know.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/can-aged-care-homes-turn-away-smokers-heres-what-the-law-actually-says/

02/11/2026

Creatine is no longer just for gym regulars. More people now take it for their mood and brain health. One study gave people a single dose of creatine after a sleepless night and scanned their brains. What happened next is part of a growing debate about the supplement and mental wellbeing.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/can-creatine-help-your-mental-health-heres-what-the-latest-evidence-says/

01/11/2026

In scenes reminiscent of The Sound of Music, three homesick elderly nuns escaped their aged care home to return to the beautiful convent in the Austrian Alps, from which they were evicted.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/three-elderly-nuns-flee-aged-care-home-to-return-to-abandoned-convent/

31/10/2026

Most Australians will rely on the care system at some point, yet royal commissions and child care scandals keep exposing poor and even harmful care. Experts argue the problem runs deeper than bad operators. It’s the market model governments built, which treats care as a commodity rather than a public good.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/governments-have-turned-care-into-a-commodity-its-failing-us-all/

30/10/2026

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has found Labor’s aged care algorithm “unreasonable”. It can’t be overridden, even when clinicians agree it’s wrong. Within hours, the ministers blamed the system they “inherited,” despite the fact they created the IAT tool and continue to defend it.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/unreasonable-ombudsman-slams-labors-aged-care-algorithm/

30/10/2026

BREAKING: Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will die behind bars. Victoria’s Court of Appeal has rejected her bid to overturn her triple-murder convictions and scrapped her 33-year minimum term entirely.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-loses-appeal-will-never-be-eligible-for-parole/

29/10/2026

Using ChatGPT to prepare for a medical appointment can help you understand symptoms and ask better questions, but AI health advice comes with risks. Experts share five practical steps to help you use AI more safely when it comes to your health.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/using-chatgpt-before-a-medical-appointment-how-to-get-the-best-support-for-your-health-questions/

28/10/2026

What if your weekly grocery shop was also a chance to combat loneliness? A Dutch supermarket's "chat checkout" is giving older customers time to talk, proving that sometimes the smallest conversations can have the biggest impact.

Link: https://hellocare.com.au/dutch-grocery-chain-adds-chat-checkouts-to-combat-loneliness-among-older-people/

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