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.
In the 2015 budget, parliament passed changes to the Assets and Income tests for the Age Pension. In July 2016 further change was implemented. These changes, which had the support of the major parties have received virtually no press coverage until now. The changes which took effect from January 1st have had a significant impact...
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At the beginning of the week the Australian Medical Association (AMA) released a report entitled, Position Statement On Resourcing Aged Care outlining its findings and recommendations for the sector. Through a critical examination of the sector at large the AMA has released a detailed report of the needs of the aged care sector, highlighting the...
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Part 2, click here to read part 1. Caring for the elderly, many working in the industry will agree, is a privilege. How we help these people (who have given so much to society) at the end of their lives, is one way we can show how we honour and respect them. Though often we would...
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