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	<title>Crikey &#187; aged care</title>
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		<title>The Baillieu Dump: terminally ill miss out on beds in Gippsland</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/07/the-baillieu-dump-terminally-ill-miss-out-on-beds-in-gippsland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/07/the-baillieu-dump-terminally-ill-miss-out-on-beds-in-gippsland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Baillieu Dump]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lack of palliative care beds in Gippsland means terminally ill patients may be missing out on vital early care, a palliative care co-ordinator has warned. <b>Cassandra White</b> reports.]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure will continue for aged care reform</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/08/17/pressure-will-continue-for-aged-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/08/17/pressure-will-continue-for-aged-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most stakeholders have broadly welcomed the recommendations of the government's Caring for Older Australians report, although concerns have been raised in relation to the capacity of the workforce, writes <b>Rebecca de Boer</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Long-term help wanted. Desperately.</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/05/18/help-wanted-providing-and-paying-for-long-term-care/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/05/18/help-wanted-providing-and-paying-for-long-term-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 22:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Help Wanted? Providing and paying for long-term care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An OECD report on ageing out this week foreshadows that spending on long-term care in OECD countries is set to double, even triple, by 2050, driven by ageing populations, reports <b>Richard Farmer</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz taxpayers picking up the tab for UK pensioners</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/02/oz-taxpayers-picking-up-the-tab-for-uk-pensioners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/02/oz-taxpayers-picking-up-the-tab-for-uk-pensioners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centrelink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pensioners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There has never been much public sympathy for the frozen pensioners in the UK.  It seems they are envied and imagined to be endlessly sipping sundowners on golf club verandahs, writes <b>Ava Hubble</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>The aged care sector and reform recommendations</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/02/01/the-aged-care-sector-should-throw-its-weight-behind-reform-recommendations-says-expert/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/02/01/the-aged-care-sector-should-throw-its-weight-behind-reform-recommendations-says-expert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Buckmaster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission has released draft recommendations for an overhaul of aged care, and the sector should strongly support this “landmark blueprint”, rather than allowing debate to degenerate into partisan arguments, writes <b>Hal Kendig</b>. ]]></description>
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		<title>Caring for older Australians: a rethink on funding and facilities</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/21/caring-for-older-australians-a-rethink-on-funding-and-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/01/21/caring-for-older-australians-a-rethink-on-funding-and-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gillard government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Health and Hospitals Network]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Productivity Commission draft report into caring for older Australians recommends a rethink on how aged care facilities are funded and how residents pay for their accommodation. <b>Emma Buckley Lennox</b> looks at the submissions.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>What do Australians really think of our health system?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/12/07/what-do-australians-really-think-of-our-health-system-not-quite-what-the-minister-told-you/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/12/07/what-do-australians-really-think-of-our-health-system-not-quite-what-the-minister-told-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Buckmaster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicola Roxon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Minister Nicola Roxon was quick to trumpet the findings of a recent survey into perceptions of our health system as evidence of supposed widespread support. However, she neglected to mention concerns many people have regarding aged care, writes <b>Melissa Sweet</b>. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sixth time lucky for aged-care communications</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/come-in-spinner-sixth-time-lucky-for-aged-care-communications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/come-in-spinner-sixth-time-lucky-for-aged-care-communications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 03:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Come in Spinner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resources Super Profits Tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission is starting what will be the sixth major inquiry into aged-care funding -- a policy area that has become a no-go area because of poor initial communications, writes <b>Noel Turnbull</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/come-in-spinner-sixth-time-lucky-for-aged-care-communications/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Too big for Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/japan/091109/fat-japan-youre-breaking-the-law</link>
		<comments>http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/japan/091109/fat-japan-youre-breaking-the-law#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardiovascular risk factors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[obesity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you too fat for Japan? Concerned about the prospect of an aging nation afflicted with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, Japanese lawmakers have set a maximum waistline size for anyone age 40 and older.]]></description>
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		<title>Sparks fly over care for the aged</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25294485-5013871,00.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25294485-5013871,00.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The aged-care sector is angry with Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot for deciding to "name and shame" them after the federal Government raised the stakes on substandard operators.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Aged care investors brace for impact</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/19/aged-care-investors-brace-for-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/19/aged-care-investors-brace-for-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors in a group of retirement village schemes face an exceedingly difficult choice this week with potentially devastating implications, writes <b>Michael Feller</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is HRT good or bad? Who do we trust?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/04/is-hrt-good-or-bad-who-do-we-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/04/is-hrt-good-or-bad-who-do-we-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media-Arts-and-Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Only a fortnight ago, newspaper headlines were telling us that “world experts declare HRT safe for women in early menopause”. This week, it’s been headlines sounding the alarm about the possible links between HRT and breast cancer. What's right? asks <b>Melissa Sweet</b>.
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Geriatric health assessments are a waste of health money</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/15/geriatric-health-assessments-are-a-waste-of-health-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/15/geriatric-health-assessments-are-a-waste-of-health-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current scheme for funding GP assessments of the elderly was deemed ineffective, and has blown out its budget by $93.7 million, But the government's thrown more cash at it in the new budget.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The next Budget leak should be good news for the aged</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/02/the-next-budget-leak-should-be-good-news-for-the-aged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/02/the-next-budget-leak-should-be-good-news-for-the-aged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget 08]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aged-care funding needs a more realistic basis, argues <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/02/the-next-budget-leak-should-be-good-news-for-the-aged/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia Divided: Old v Young</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/09/australia-divided-old-v-young/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/09/australia-divided-old-v-young/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ageing population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia divided]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old v young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In our continuing series examining the things that divide Australians, today we look at the gap between old and young. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Walt Secord puts a bit of mate into aged care</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/walt-secord-puts-a-bit-of-mate-into-aged-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/03/26/walt-secord-puts-a-bit-of-mate-into-aged-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aged care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given that aged care is such an important and sensitive issue you'd think the federal minister would want advisers with expertise in aged care issues. Apparently not, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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