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.
Giving back to society is such a rewarding experience, as any volunteer will tell you. Volunteering with the elderly is especially fulfilling as those you help show so much gratitude towards the kind acts they receive. For some elderly residents, social isolation is a sad reality they face every day – approximately 40 per cent...
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Introducing in-home care can life changing, for the person receiving the care and the family members who support them. Over the past 12 months we have had the privilege of helping many families find in-home care and we wanted to share one of these stories with you. Meet Mary’s 80-year old mother Mary’s 80-year-old mother...
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This is Part 2 of Leah Bisiani’s Person Centred Care series – Read Part 1 here Tom Kitwood, the pioneer of Person Centred Care, states that: “The malignant social psychology damages the client as much as the disease process”. Older people and people living with dementia are often seen as less human, lacking sensation, emotion, and spirit, where...
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