2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁produced ▁two - part ▁document ary ▁foc using ▁on ▁alleg ed ▁neglect ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁older ▁people . ▁Service ▁prov iders , ▁including ▁Est ia ▁Health , ▁Reg is ▁Health care ▁and ▁Jap ara ▁Health care ▁lost ▁about ▁a ▁sixth ▁of ▁their ▁value . ▁ ▁Old er ▁Austral ians ▁are ▁now ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁wider ▁range ▁of ▁options ▁than ▁ever ▁in ▁how ▁they ▁receive ▁aged ▁care ▁services , ▁and ▁who ▁provides ▁them . ▁ ▁A ged ▁Care ▁options ▁in ▁Australia ▁The ▁three ▁main ▁options ▁available ▁to ▁older ▁people ▁are : ▁ ▁St ay ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁home ▁and ▁access ▁in - home ▁care ▁and ▁services ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁remain ▁independent . ▁ ▁Move ▁into ▁an ▁aged ▁care ▁home ▁where ▁me als , ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁n urs ing ▁services ▁( if ▁required ) ▁are ▁available ▁Move ▁into ▁a ▁ret irement ▁village ▁where ▁some ▁services ▁are ▁available ▁for ▁a ▁fee . ▁ ▁In - home ▁A ged ▁Care ▁Most ▁older ▁Austral ians ▁prefer ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁home ▁as ▁they ▁get ▁older . ▁ 8 3 % ▁of ▁people ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁survey ed ▁in ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁Dec isions ▁of ▁Old er ▁Austral ians ▁research ▁paper ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ' s ▁Product ivity ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁preferred ▁to ▁continue ▁living ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁home ▁( comp ared ▁to ▁ 6 % ▁who ▁preferred ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁ret irement ▁villages ▁and ▁ 1 %