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.
Many of us are not great at cleaning our own teeth, imagine how difficult it can be to brush someone else’s teeth, especially if their cognitive state is declining.
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Surely Scott Morrison didn’t need ABC’s Four Corners to inform him that the aged care sector is a national disgrace. Prime minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of a royal commission into aged care quality and safety surprised everyone, including the aged care minister, Ken Wyatt, who, until recently denied the need for one. We still do...
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The culture of an aged care organisation is more important than rules and standards, says Adjunct Professor Alan Lilly, Chief Executive BlueCross Sapphire Care. At last week’s Customer Experience in Aged Care Criterion Cota Australia Conference, Professor Lilly said that delivering better quality aged care depends more on changing cultures than it does on creating...
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