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.
First of all, let me start by saying that every Australian with an interest in the well being of older people should be forever grateful to the ABC. The national broadcaster has a long history of churning out insightful TV reports with the power to incite change, and their bruising exposé into aged care which...
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Are you currently interviewing care or support workers for a loved one or for yourself? We pin a lot of hopes on these people. We hope they will be dependable, reliable and trustworthy. We would love them to be organized, domesticated and take initiative and most important of all we wish they will be able...
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At the recent Royal Commission hearings, the president of the Australian Medical Association made the observation that geriatricians rarely visit nursing homes. The Hon Richard Tracey AM QC, Royal Commissioner, noted that, “It would be a rare day you would ever see a geriatrician in a nursing home. Is that a correct impression?” Dr Tony...
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