82-year-old man who wants to learn to swim has his wish fulfilled
Tony, an 82-year-old aged care resident, asked HelloCare if we could help him learn to swim.
An 82-year-old aged care resident asked HelloCare if we could help him learn to swim. With the help of generous people and our aged care gift-giving platform, Connect the 40%, we were able to make it happen and his dream come true!
Pain is a very personal process with everyone’s experience of it being different. It is, however, the elderly that often endure the most physical pain and its related conditions. It is estimated that 1 in 3 people older than 65 is living with chronic pain in Australia. Individuals older than 45 were twice as likely to experience...
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One in six older Australians experience elder abuse in various forms including neglect and financial exploitation, however, within retirement villages, resident-on-resident abuse has emerged as the most common form.
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Family and doctors of an older American couple have recounted how “They [didn't stop] holding hands the whole time” during their final moment in hospital before dying nine days apart.
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