What is it like to live with hearing loss? Many older people go years before they do anything about their hearing. Today we talk with audiologist Marguerite and her client Rosalie.
Due to allegations of serious neglect and abuse of elderly people, the Government has initiated a Royal Commission into the aged care sector. For Carers Queensland, acting as the voice of carers, this is a welcome opportunity to provide carer feedback of lived experience with the current system. Carers are often viewed by aged care...
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“It’s not just a job” A placement consultant looks for aged care accommodation for a person – but really it can be for any age, I’ve worked with younger people, I work with older people, people with dementia, people with no family. But what I like to think of myself is more of an advocate,...
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Over the last 6 months, I have been travelling around Queensland speaking to older people about aged care services, and how to access My Aged Care to organise these services. What I am consistently surprised by is the confusion that exists across the board in this group, especially when it comes to the question of “packages”. On...
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