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.
HelloCare Exclusive – Part 1 in series of 4 There are many people, in every community, all over Australia, who need support because of ill health and frailty. Some are in hospital, or living alone, others are elderly and living at home, or living with the support of carers. There are informal carers, who are...
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When selecting the best residential aged care for someone it is easy to look at obvious things like the location, meals, surrounds and medical care, without paying enough attention to the leisure activities offered. Leisure activities are often opportunities to develop social relationships, which in turn are associated with better physical, emotional, social and mental...
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When working as a carer in the aged care sector, it’s important to have certain – and somewhat specific – personality traits or qualities. One of these is empathy for the elderly. Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from their perspective – essentially the ability to relate to...
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