What is Respite Care? Respite care or short-term care as it’s also known is available to individuals and their carers. This time of year often is a peak period for people seeking respite therefore it’s advisable to book into a nursing home in advance as you will often find respite beds will book out well...
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The Morrison Government delivered just 38 emergency food packages to older Australians isolating because of COVID-19 after announcing it would deliver 36,000. This failure raises serious questions about how well the Government targeted and advertised this support for older Australians. It is very concerning that so few emergency food packages have been delivered by the...
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With any health condition, support and treatment are the two things that all patients seek. And in most cases – but not all – treatment usually includes some form of medication. But one of the challenges with medication is that they aren’t always effective, and some that do help with certain symptoms, bring on other...
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