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.
In a country as vast as Australia, finding ways to provide access to specialist health care to our rural and remote communities can be a major challenge, but recently, dedicated professionals like Rohan Corpus have made massive inroads in this difficult area. Rohan’s work sees him supporting 52% of the state of Queensland and finding...
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Carers Australia calls on the Government to increase subsidies for respite care in residential aged care facilities so that family and friend carers can take a break from caring when required. Other types of respite also need to be made more readily available, including cottage style accommodation for overnight and weekend breaks. “We have conducted...
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Retirement living provides benefits and amenities in addition to independent accommodation. This analysis provides a comparison of retirement living with commensurate general residential living. These benefits and amenities are compared on a like-for-like basis using data across Australia. The accommodation, facilities and services available in a retirement village provide amenity and quality of life. Most...
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