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 royal commission is due to hand down its final report on February 26, and it will be tabled in parliament in the days after that.
The long-term sustainability of the aged-care workforce and the financial health of the sector more broadly, have been hot topics, regularly under the microscope as part of the royal commission.
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Tales from the front line of seeking respite care for family carers and health professionals alike – a carer’s perspective As the festive season is in full swing and we start to wind down from the year that was, to refresh and recharge for 2016, take a thought for family carers that often do not...
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Surely Scott Morrison didn’t need ABC’s Four Corners to inform him that the aged care sector is a national disgrace. Prime minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of a royal commission into aged care quality and safety surprised everyone, including the aged care minister, Ken Wyatt, who, until recently denied the need for one. We still do...
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