Aug 11, 2017

What is it Like to Live with Hearing Loss?

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.

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Music in Aged Care: Bonding for Residents and Students

There is often a misconception that having a “generation gap” means we cannot connect with people who are from a different time to us – whether they be younger or older. However, there are many benefits from encouraging intergenerational experiences with the elderly. It allows the older person some value and purpose in the interaction... Read More

Understanding Why “Alzheimer’s is a Journey, Not a Destination”

This is Part 3 of Leah Bisiani’s Understanding Dementia series – Read Part 1, Part 2 Diagnosis The only way to be absolutely sure that someone has A.D. is through brain autopsy after death. However, there is criteria that can be met with specific symptomology allowing an 85-95% accurate diagnosis. (DSMV). There is also a myriad of... Read More

Coronavirus vaccine: understanding trial results, roll-out and what happens next – an expert guide

Rob Reddick, The Conversation Coronavirus vaccines are being administered. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was the first to finish the final stage of testing – known as phase 3 – and the full results have been published. Having assessed the data, countries are beginning to authorise this vaccine for public use and roll it out. Others are... Read More
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