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.
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission rejects claims in today’s The Australian newspaper that the Commission did not act appropriately in relation to Victorian aged care providers that failed to meet required safety standards during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in that state. Commissioner Janet Anderson PSM said the Aged Care Quality and...
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“ People don’t get along because they fear each other. People fear each other because they don’t know each other. They don’t know each other because they have not properly communicated with each other”. Martin Luther King Stereotypes based on assumptions become part of how we think, how we believe others should act at certain...
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A Queensland facility is overhauling aged care dining after a dietitian flagged salt-heavy, protein-poor menus falling short of national guidelines. Random food tastings, a new snack station and carer training are already shifting culture – though staff momentum, accessibility and expert oversight still need work.
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