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We know we are entering a period of transformation in aged care.

The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.

Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.

Where patient needs are complex, we should provide greater support in the community so that patients can cut down on trips to the tertiary hospital.

Caring for an Alzheimer's patient is a situation that can utterly consume the lives and well-being of the people giving care, just as the disorder consumes its victims.

One of the most important parts of my life has been community.

I know from my own parents how important active older people are to a local community.

A community is a group of people who have come together, and they work and they live to try and improve the standard of living and quality of life - and I don't mean money.

The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.

In an ageing society, it makes sense to support older adults to develop new skills, prolonging their working lives.