After months of negotiations between the major parties, the government has announced its new plan for aged care. Here’s what it means for people in residential aged care and their families.

The Conversation asked readers how they would want a loved one to be cared for in a residential aged care facility. What they said was similar to what surveys around the world have consistently found.

Residential aged care focuses on safety, but according to Dr Brugge, this is at the expense of a residents' needs and experience. (7:30) "Why does everyone suddenly have to get up at nine in the ...

More information: Priyanka Vandersman et al, 'Early planning makes for a good death': residential aged care nurses' views on caring for those in the last months of life, BMC Nursing (2025).