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Netflix’s ‘I Care a Lot’ paints the plight of the elderly but gives no solution

Care facilities for the elderly and infirm are notorious for being understaffed, ill-equipped, and lonely. And throughout the months battered by Covid-19, these problems have only grown. We’ve read of old folks dying alone, surrounded by health workers in protective gear rather than loved ones. Meanwhile, New York’s Covid-19 nursing home scandal has grown so […]

by Sophia Martinson Mar 8, 2021Mar 9, 2021 / 3 mins /

Old Lives Matter, too

by Michael Cook Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020 / 3 mins /

What’s behind the nursing home disaster?

by Michael Cook Nov 14, 2019Apr 19, 2020 / 6 mins /

Elder abuse – a real and present danger

by Paul Russell Aug 27, 2017Mar 18, 2023 / 3 mins /

Elder abuse is a clear and present danger in the euthanasia debate

by Paul Russell Jun 15, 2017Mar 18, 2023 / 6 mins /

‘They killed her last night’

by Paul Russell May 30, 2017Mar 18, 2023 / 4 mins /

Linking headlines: post-truth, euthanasia and elder abuse

by Margaret Somerville Dec 15, 2016Mar 18, 2023 / 5 mins /

Don’t let assisted suicide come to the nation’s capital

by Richard M. Doerflinger Nov 24, 2016May 1, 2020 / 5 mins /

Elder abuse rings alarm bells in New Zealand

by Marcus Roberts Apr 28, 2015Mar 18, 2023 / 2 mins /

Guardianship, elder abuse and assisted suicide

by Margaret Dore Jan 20, 2014Mar 18, 2023 / 6 mins /

The unseen epidemic

by Paul Russell Sep 17, 2013Mar 18, 2023 / 4 mins /

Tasmania launches elder abuse initiative

by Paul Russell Aug 29, 2012May 1, 2020 / 2 mins /

Vulnerable at the end of life

by Paul Russell Jun 18, 2012Mar 18, 2023 / 4 mins /

Terrific new website to combat euthanasia in Tasmania

by Michael Cook May 11, 2012Apr 19, 2020 / < 1 mins /

Mickey Rooney highlights the danger of elder abuse

by Michael Cook Apr 20, 2012Apr 19, 2020 / < 1 mins /