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.
When a person is living in aged care, there is an expectation that their medical and care needs are being adequately met. This includes pain management, as many people in aged care are dealing with pain because of various comorbidities. But the reality is that pain is frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated in the elderly and...
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare advise that 1 in 5 seniors are obese and that this number has trebled over the last 20 years. A recent report out of the US highlighted the increasing number of elderly clients in aged care who were morbidly obese and as a result were in need of...
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Having adequate numbers of qualified care staff and nurses to provide care to our ageing population is a major challenge for providers who are looking after people both at home and in care with more and more complex care needs. Care3 was started about 6 years ago after many years working in both the community care...
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