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.
People are living longer than ever now. And with it they work for more years and retire at a later age. This is pretty evident in aged care where the whole workforce is ageing. You don’t have to look very far to see that older workers in most industries are under-appreciated. They can often be...
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The family home holds a lot of fond memories for most people, especially the parents. It may be where their children took their first step or where they started school. It may have been the venues for countless birthday, Christmas gatherings and family dinners. But what happens when the kids grow up and leave? Some...
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From an outsider’s perspective, the current way in which the majority of sanctioned aged care providers deal with a publicised negative incident or a failure of accreditation standards are as follows: Firstly, remain silent for a while – because unless there is enough media scrutiny, nobody needs to know that you are unable to meet...
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