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.
Older Australians are at risk of being ‘guilted’ into taking out funeral insurance policies that burden them with ever-increasing premiums – in many cases, paying more than the cost of the funeral itself.
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Are you looking for Aged Care in Glen Waverley? Maybe this is the one for you. I was invited to Campbell Place In Glen Waverley, operated by Australia Unity for their soft opening the other week and I thought I’d share my experience for those looking for care in this area. The facility in total has 102...
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A recent study found that thousands of older people were dying from incidents that could be easily preventable. Between 2000 and 2013, there were over 21,000 aged care residents who died in care. And of them 15.2% died because of “external causes”. The number one external cause of these deaths were falls. It was found...
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