What is it Like to Live with Hearing Loss?

I’m great and proud of it. Seemed OK to say something outright like this when I was 4, but somehow over the years I learned the need for ‘modesty’. Especially if my life is in aged care. How should I feel about myself with the headlines screaming at me right now? Surely, it should be... Read More

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are now the second leading cause of death for Australian’s, behind, coronary heart disease. There are 110,000 dementia related deaths reported annually, and the incidence of the disease continues to grow with current figures estimated at over 300,000 people, and by 2020 and 2050 it is anticipated there will be 400,000... Read More

A few weeks ago, we published an article titled, ‘Rough treatment in aged care is not assault, says magistrate: Four Corners’. The article was viewed by more than 40,000 readers through our social media channels, and received hundreds of comments. Among those to respond was a retired expert in his field who wishes to remain anonymous, but his thoughts on the... Read More