The ABC has seen emails showing some providers of home care packages trying to coerce commissions from suppliers, who help senior Australians stay in their homes.
Calls to help elderly 'stranded' in hospitals waiting for aged care bed
About 1,000 people are waiting in Queensland public hospitals for more appropriate care, such as a place in aged care, with infrastructure failing to keep up with the need.
The 'grotesque policy cock-up' stopping downsizers freeing up their homes
In regional Australia, where baby boomers are being told to downsize to free up homes, country communities are having to become developers to build appropriate-sized housing.
Topic:Solutions
Waiting list for aged care packages assessment grows to over 100,000
More than 100,000 elderly people are currently on the wait list to be assessed for an aged care package.as Anne Connolly reports.
Older Australians must now queue to join the queue for home care
Families and insiders say the system to assess people for aged care is in crisis, with 116,000 people on the waiting list. Once approved, they join the queue to get a home care package, which stands at more than 120,000.
Stolen Generations elders worried about aged care reforms
"Discriminatory" changes to means testing in aged care could leave Stolen Generations survivors having to pay high fees for basic everyday services.
Diverse families struggle navigating the stigma around aged care
Discussing aged care in culturally diverse families can be a sensitive subject. Here's how some approached the conversation.
Strong filial responsibilities can make discussing aged care a sensitive topic among multicultural families.
Families from diverse backgrounds share their experience when faced with the decision for their loved one to go into residential aged care.
What will aged care fee changes mean for you? Here are the details
A new fee structure for aged care takes effect today. Find out what it will mean for you.
New aged care reforms roll out leaving some 'shocked' by their new fees
Older Australians were promised "a world class aged care system", but as "once in a generation" changes roll out, some feel they are being delivered anything but.
Aged care employee charged after allegedly stealing debit card from 104yo
Detectives started investigating after another employee at the aged care facility made a report on behalf of the 104-year-old.
Council awards car park site to Indigenous aged care provider for $1 fee
City of Sydney Council has awarded a car park site in Redfern worth $20 million to Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care for the nominal fee of $1.
Seniors risk losing some at-home services in Support at Home roll out
With major changes to the aged care system looming this week, price hikes for older people accessing support at home could mean their aged care packages will not stretch as far.
Family demands answers after hospital patient with dementia drowns
The family of a 73-year-old man, who was found dead in a river after leaving a New South Wales hospital, believes his death was preventable and that it has been let down by the medical system.
'Afterthoughts': Concerns aged care reforms do not tackle service gaps
A new Aged Care Act comes into effect in November, but some question if the act will meaningfully address service gaps for culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Family donates $1.7m to reshape dementia care in Victorian town
An aged care facility in western Victoria receives an "unprecedented" donation that will allow it to enhance the lives of residents living with dementia.
Has the SA government learned from the Oakden aged care scandal?
An audit has revealed an Adelaide aged care facility was inappropriately using restraints on patients, raising the question of whether the state government has learned from the Oakden aged care scandal in 2017.
'It's a human rights tragedy': Aged care facility inappropriately restrained residents
A South Australian government aged care home, which looks after 23 people with dementia or complex disabilities, inappropriately used lap belts and other mechanical restraints to stop falls and control residents' behaviour, the ABC can reveal.
Why some pensioners might notice a slight drop in their next payment
The changes impact people on Centrelink payments who earn an income from financial assets, but pensioners are the biggest group to be affected.
Topic:Explainer
Older Australians to pay up to $50/hour for personal care like showers
Older Australians entering the aged care system will have to pay for "non-clinical" services such as showers and help with medication under wide-ranging changes taking effect in November.
Broken Hill aged care provider receives $50m for new three-storey facility
The new building with 90 beds will replace the 58-bed Aruma Lodge run by Southern Cross Care.