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 quality of care in aged care facilities or retirement homes is as much about facilitating a homely experience and preservation of identity for the incoming resident, as the quality and cost of the physical environment alone”. The ‘Great Australian Dream’ of owning your own home is a mindset embedded into Australian culture that we embody...
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A healthy digestive system plays a major role in overall health and wellness. We need a healthy gut to properly absorb nutrients from our food, giving us the energy we need to feel great. Noticing what comes out the other end is one of the best gut health indicators. Irregular, infrequent, or over frequent motions,...
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Paid placements will help attract more speech pathology students, but aged care providers need support now. Limited access to speech pathologists continues to put older people at risk of choking, malnutrition and avoidable hospitalisations.
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