Fun Day at the Footy for Freedom Residents

  If a resident wishes to come to dinner in their night clothes, they are well within their rights to do so. However, a HelloCare reader is concerned that staff cuts at the aged care facility where they work are forcing busy care workers to make the decision on the resident’s behalf, because it saves... Read More

There is simply not enough staff to carry out all the daily duties in residential aged care facilities. Not having the necessary number of workers to care for the elderly means essential care is missed. I will start by describing a morning in a RACF that I don’t believe has ever been documented in any detail.... Read More

While some may envision music therapy as putting on an old record or strumming a guitar, the reality is a clinical health service that is far more intriguing and complex in nature. It also happens to yield amazing results. Read More