What is it Like to Live with Hearing Loss?

Managing an ageing population is no easy feat. In Australia, we have around 5 million people aged 60 and over. This is set to grow as life expectancy rises and the baby boomers push up Australia’s average age. But, if we shift our gaze to China, we find around 225 million people aged 60 and... Read More

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... Read More

During the Ministerial Advisory Panel’s consultation process, many representations from nurses were evident, in written responses community meetings, and a meeting organised for nurses by the ANMF. Unsurprisingly, opinions heard on voluntary assisted dying were many and varied, mirroring those views the community. Concerns from palliative care nurses are quite specific; that dying people are... Read More